moki
el Presidente
The volcano in the background behind me here (note the cigar 
):
http://people.ambrosiasw.com/~andrew/cr/volcanosprings.jpg
...is the one that apparently erupted. We were there a few years ago for the 4th of July; it erupts regularly, but usually only enough to give the tourists a cool memory of some natural fireworks. From what I recall, it actually did erupt seriously in the 1960's, and buried the nearby town.
we hiked up the side of it too:
http://people.ambrosiasw.com/~andrew/cr/lavasign.jpg
http://people.ambrosiasw.com/~andrew/cr/volcanoside.jpg
from: http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&cl...89222301996B223
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Costa Rica on alert after volcanic eruption
July 07 2004 at 07:45PM
San Jose - Costa Rica's National Emergency Commission (CNE) has issued an alert following an eruption of the Arenal volcano, one of the Central American country's key tourist attractions.
The Arenal volcano, 150km north of the capital, has a cone of 1 633m and erupted on Tuesday evening, sending an avalanche of lava down one side of its summit, according to the authorities.
No fresh eruptions have been reported on Wednesday, but the CNE has prohibited people approaching the volcano in a bid to highlight its potential danger to visiting tourists.
The country is visited by over one million tourists annually. - Sapa-AFP
):http://people.ambrosiasw.com/~andrew/cr/volcanosprings.jpg
...is the one that apparently erupted. We were there a few years ago for the 4th of July; it erupts regularly, but usually only enough to give the tourists a cool memory of some natural fireworks. From what I recall, it actually did erupt seriously in the 1960's, and buried the nearby town.
we hiked up the side of it too:
http://people.ambrosiasw.com/~andrew/cr/lavasign.jpg
http://people.ambrosiasw.com/~andrew/cr/volcanoside.jpg
from: http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&cl...89222301996B223
.....
Costa Rica on alert after volcanic eruption
July 07 2004 at 07:45PM
San Jose - Costa Rica's National Emergency Commission (CNE) has issued an alert following an eruption of the Arenal volcano, one of the Central American country's key tourist attractions.
The Arenal volcano, 150km north of the capital, has a cone of 1 633m and erupted on Tuesday evening, sending an avalanche of lava down one side of its summit, according to the authorities.
No fresh eruptions have been reported on Wednesday, but the CNE has prohibited people approaching the volcano in a bid to highlight its potential danger to visiting tourists.
The country is visited by over one million tourists annually. - Sapa-AFP
