Arenal National
Park Re-Opened
The Arenal
volcano national
park is now
re-opened
following
Mondays activity
by the colossus.
The eruptions
Monday afternoon
included spewing
geysers of lava,
ash and toxic
gases.
According to the
Red Sismologica
Nacional (RSN),
Monday's
activity is
"normal" and
there is no
danger from the
small eruptions.
A spokesperson
for the Comisión
Nacional de
Emergencias (CNE)
added that there
is no need for
an alert level
or the continued
evacuation of
the park located
in La Fortuna,
northwest of San
José.
The Arenal and
La Fortuna is
one of Costa
Rica's major
tourist
attractions and
the park has
scores of
hotels,
restaurants,
nightclubs and
shopping centres.
Arenal, with
it's cone shape
is the most
active volcano
in Costa Rica
and considered
one of the most
ten active in
the world.
Mini eruptions
are common on a
daily basis and
on a clear night
it provides
tourists a
spectacular
show.
Arenal's last
major eruption
in July 1968
killed 89
people. Smaller
eruptions have
occurred at
least six times
over the past 35
years.
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