The Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) on Tuesday evening posted a video of a new eruption at Rincón de la Vieja Volcano, located in Guanacaste province.
Experts with the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica on Thursday reported that Rincón de la Vieja volcano, located in Guanacaste province, increased its activity with vapor and explosions.
Despite declarations from the executive branch that the Costa Rican government will not pursue geothermal electricity development in national parks, the office of governing Citizen Action Party legislator Ottón Solís is working on a bill to allow it in three volcanic protected areas.
Recent activity at Rincón de la Vieja Volcano has led the Red Cross to mobilize a small team to assess possible risks of flooding and damage to bridges over the Pénjamo River.
Seeing an active volcano is one of Costa Rica’s main attractions for both local and foreign tourists, but people in the country’s NorthEast area are risking the lives of travelers by taking groups of them just meters away from craters at distances that could be fatal if an eruption or a gas explotion occurs.
The Volcanological and Seismological Observatory has registered since last Wednesday several seismic signals consistent with phreatic eruptions in the Rincón de la Vieja Volcano, in the northwestern province of Guanacaste. This is the first time the volcano has registered a high level of activity since 2012.
