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Government wants to open access to Turrialba Volcano National Park to increase tourism |
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 By the A.M. Costa Rica
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The Costa Rican Tourism Institute seeks to increase tourism in the areas of Sarapiquí* and Turrialba*, as part of the Comprehensive Management Program for Tourist Destinations, which began in August 2018. In Turrialba, the main project is the reopening of the Turrialba Volcano Park* to improve the visitation to the Guayabo National Monument and promote the cheese that is made in the area. A commission was established to develop the plan and the necessary actions to achieve the objective of opening access to Turrialba Volcano. Turrialba Volcano, as reported by AM Costa Rica on February 19th, has been in continuous eruption for some time. The Volcanological and Seismological Observatory reported continued eruptions at Turrialba Volcano in Cartago in February and March. Volcanologists report a large eruption on February 18th. It was recorded at 1:30 p.m. and included a column of ash and gas "that rose to 1,000 meters above the height of the crater and at 4,340 meters above sea level." The ash expanded towards the western area of the volcano due to the direction of the winds. On Monday, February 11, at 1:10 p.m., another eruption was reported: "with a column that rose 500 meters above the height of the crater and 3,840 meters above sea level." The eruption lasted 3 minutes," said specialists. Wednesday February 20 recorded the last eruption, “ with a column that rose 300 meter above the height of the crater and 3,640 meters above sea level” said specialists. Access to Turrialba Volcano has also been prohibited even though it has already anti-ballistic shelters. Those shelters were built to minimize the danger because of the constant activity of the volcano. They provide shelter for the Emergency Commission, the National Seismological Network, the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory, and the Electricity Institute. These specialists frequently climb to the top to maintain the volcanic surveillance equipment and communication towers which are within the "danger radius," the area where rocks were thrown from the volcano often land. Guillermo Alvarado, a volcanologist of the emergency commission, said, "volcanic eruptions cannot be avoided, but the risk can be minimized, that is, trying to reduce vulnerability. However, the protection of these shelters is partial since the event of the fall of large stones or large eruption, the structures are not enough. " The Volcanological Institute said that Turrialba Volcano began its eruptive period on Jan. 5, 2010, but intensified it beginning on Oct. 29, 2014, and has continued to present. |
 Volcanological and Seismological Observatory courtesy photo Its nine
years of eruptive activity and more than four
years of regular activity keep access to the
volcano closed.
Its nine years of eruptive activity and more than four years of regular activity keep access to the volcano closed. According to the Institute, the park and volcano attract nationals and foreigners to stay in Sarapiquí and Turrialba to enjoy their varied tourist products, to sleep in these destinations and not only to travel through them. According to María Amalia Revelo, Minister of Tourism, "We want to facilitate investment in hotels, increase accommodation and encourage new tourism products that differentiate each Center for Tourism Development." In Sarapiquí, the priority is to open new access to the Braulio Carrillo National Park* for the enjoyment of the rainforest. In addition, in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí, the tourist and cultural conditions of the city will be improved. The National Tourism Plan is a document prepared by the Costa Rican Tourism Institute where 32 Tourism Development Centers have been identified distributed throughout the national territory. These centers have local destinations that attract, more or less constantly, a flow of tourists staying at least one night. ---------- What could governments do to increase tourism? We would like to know your thoughts on this story. Send your comments to: news@amcostarica.com *Link to reach the place. |
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