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• noun

1

A small town situated in the Alajuela Province of Costa Rica, globally recognized as a major tourist hub for the Arenal Volcano National Park and its natural geothermal hot springs.

Example

"We booked a hotel in La Fortuna so we could easily hike the rainforest trails and visit the Arenal Volcano."

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Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, literally meaning 'the fortune' or 'the luck'. The town in Costa Rica was reportedly named for its fertile lands and because it was spared from the devastating 1968 eruption of the Arenal Volcano.

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Historical frequency of usage in published text.

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Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of La fortuna. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 14, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/la fortuna
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