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Rincón de la Vieja Volcano erupts again

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Rincón de la Vieja Volcano in northern Costa Rica erupted again on Sunday afternoon.
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Authorities evaluating impacts of volcano’s eruption

Alejandro Zúñiga -
Rincón de la Vieja Volcano in northern Costa Rica erupted Monday morning, sending a column of ash and gas 2 km into the skies above its crater.
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Rincón de la Vieja Volcano registers Monday evening eruptions

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Rincón de la Vieja Volcano in northern Costa Rica erupted Monday, sending a column of gas 2 km into the skies above its crater.
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Rincón de la Vieja Volcano registers moderate eruption

Alejandro Zúñiga -
Rincón de la Vieja Volcano in northern Costa Rica erupted Sunday, sending a column of gas 1.5 km into the skies above its crater.
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Rincón de la Vieja Volcano registers strong eruption

Alejandro Zúñiga -
Rincón de la Vieja Volcano in northern Costa Rica erupted Thursday, sending a column of gas 2 km into the skies above its crater.
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Soaring above the volcanoes

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A reader - and pilot - reads an image from an afternoon flight out of San José.
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UPDATE: Green alert declared as Turrialba Volcano ashfall intensifies

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Turrialba Volcano keeps pumping ash into the Central Valley with southwest winds carrying the continued emissions to Costa Rica's capital.
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UPDATE: Eruption of Turrialba Volcano closes airport, launches ash, rocks 4 km high

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Ashfall on the runways Juan Santamaría International Airport and Tobías Bolaños Airport prompted the temporary closure of both airports.
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Turrialba Volcano spews ash, vapor

L. Arias -
Following an increase in seismic activity, Turrialba Volcano began spewing ash, vapor and gases at 2 a.m. on Tuesday, the first major explosion since August 1.
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Costa Rica’s Turrialba Volcano erupts, sends ash 3 km high

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Turrialba Volcano decided to celebrate the Annexation of Nicoya national holiday with a bang Monday morning.
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