The Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica on Monday launched a new online tool for users to track the trajectory of ash expelled by the Turrialba Volcano.
The U.S.-based company Motif last Friday announced the closure of its customer support call center in Heredia, north of the Costa Rican capital. The news was confirmed in a press release signed by local manager Kaushal Mehta, stating, “[The closure] was due to a change in the customer base served by Motif from its Costa Rica facilities.”
Among the observations by volcanologists conducting weekend inspections in the area around Costa Rica's Turrialba Volcano were craters in the earth measuring up to one meter in diameter – the result of rocks shooting out from the volcano.
Following a meeting with animal rights groups, Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solís on Sunday evening promised the executive branch would include a bill against animal cruelty as a priority for approval in the Legislative Assembly starting next month.
TURRIALBA, Cartago – The Turrialba Volcano continues to be highly active, and during a visit Friday by The Tico Times, the National Seismological Network (RSN) had reported at least four strong explosions and emissions of ash. So far, no injuries have been reported since the volcano began erupting last Wednesday evening.
Costa Rica's National Emergency Commission on Thursday raised its alert status from green to yellow – the second highest advisory level – in the Cartago cantons of Turrialba, Jiménez, Alvarado, Oreamuno and Cartago Central following increased activity at the Turrialba Volcano on Wednesday night.
Loud rumblings and ash covering roofs, gardens, roads and cars are the first results of increased activity at Turrialba Volcano, located northeast of the province Cartago, that started late Wednesday evening and continued Thursday.
The supermarket chain’s new "Responsibly Grown" produce rating system was launched earlier in October and divides fruits, flowers and vegetables into three categories: Good, Better and Best, based on suppliers’ farming practices.
Costa Rican goalkeeper Keylor Navas became a global superstar in sports this year following his stellar performance at the World Cup in Brazil, his signing with the legendary football club Real Madrid, and a nod this week with Spain's Best Goalkeeper award for the 2013-2014 season. But a bizarre case back home involving illegal prying into his personal life by law enforcement officials has him in the spotlight again, for all the wrong reasons.
