Analyzing data from the Immigration Administration, the ICT said 41,698 more travelers arrived by air this year, for a total during the six-month period of 987,801. In a projected profit analysis, the ICT said the country's tourism sector pulled in about $1.6 billion during the period – about $161 million more than the first half of 2014.
The Volcanological and Seismological Observatory took a selection from a seismograph registered inside Turrialba Volcano's central crater and converted it into a sound file. The effect allows you to “hear” the volcano’s sub-audible rumbling.
Ten outbound flights were canceled Monday morning and another four inbound flights were rescheduled, according to Silvia Chaves, spokeswoman for Aeris, the company that operates Juan Santamaría International Airport. The airport, 67 km away from the volcano, was closed between 3:30 a.m. and 6:15 a.m. Monday morning.
The carrier plans to fly four times a week each to Juan Santamaría International Airport, outside San José, and to Daniel Oduber International Airport in Liberia.