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Windsurfers off of Yuigahama Beach, Kamakura. Kazuno William Empson/Shutterstock

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Volcán Rincón de la Vieja in Costa Rica. Leo.leonc/Shutterstock

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5 of the most thrilling volcano adventures in Central America

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