Standing 11,260 feet tall, Irazu is the highest active volcano in Costa Rica (its last eruption was in 1994) and one of the most popular for Costa Rica visitors. From its peak on a clear day, visitors ...

The eruption Monday of Poás Volcano in Costa Rica has prompted officials to temporarily close the popular tourist attraction because of a “high probability” of more eruptions. The dawn eruption, ...

IRAZÚ VOLCANO NATIONAL PARK, Cartago — Here at the top of Costa Rica’s tallest volcano, the main crater looks like it was struck by a gigantic meteorite that vaporized on impact, leaving behind a semi ...

You aren’t alone if a Costa Rican vacation is on your bucket list, especially if you live in the U.S.—tourism is the Central American country’s biggest source of revenue, and over half of the folks ...

Turrialba Volcano increased its activity once more over the weekend with vapor, gas and ash explosions, volcanologists from the University of Costa Rica (UCR) and the National University (UNA) ...

A quick but intense eruption blasted out of the Turrialba volcano in central Costa Rica early Thursday morning. An infrared camera caught the whole thing — hot lava, gas and ash from well-beneath the ...

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — The Turrialba volcano’s largest eruption in over a century rained ash over parts of central Costa Rica and prompted the evacuation of some nearby communities, authorities ...

The airport in San Jose was closed for the better part of a day due to the ash from Turrialba, which is only 35 kilometers (~22 miles) away. Not only was the ash in the air a hazard, but also ash on ...

Costa Rica's Turrialba volcano erupted early on Thursday morning, 30 miles east of the capital, San José, spewing a cloud of ash, gas and rocks. The country's National Seismological Network (RSN) ...

Chad Deering trudges up a dry river channel on the north side of Rincón de la Vieja, one of Costa Rica’s active volcanoes. He wears a baseball cap emblazoned with the phrase Semper Fi, a token of his ...