Turrialba volcano erupts in Cartago, Costa Rica

Sep 21, 2016

Turrialba volcano erupts in Cartago, Costa Rica

Matt Bracken 0 Comment Americas, World Costa Rica, eruption, volcano

The Costa Rican authorities suspended operations at the country’s main airport Monday after the nearby Turrialba volcano erupted, sending a thick ash cloud into the sky. Turrialba erupted twice Monday, first at dawn and again just before noon. The second eruption sent an ash cloud 13,000 feet into the air.

: View of ash spewed by the Turrialba volcano in Cartago, 35 Km east of San Jose, on September 20, 2016. The Costa Rican authorities suspended operations at the country’s main airport Monday after the nearby Turrialba volcano erupted, sending a thick ash cloud into the sky. Turrialba erupted twice Monday, first at dawn and again just before noon. The second eruption sent an ash cloud 4,000 meters (13,000 feet) into the air. (EZEQUIEL BECERRA/AFP/Getty Images)

: View of the Turrialba volcano in Cartago, 35 Km east of San Jose, on September 19, 2016. The Costa Rican authorities suspended operations at the country’s main airport Monday after the nearby Turrialba volcano erupted, sending a thick ash cloud into the sky. Turrialba erupted twice Monday, first at dawn and again just before noon. The second eruption sent an ash cloud 4,000 meters (13,000 feet) into the air. (EZEQUIEL BECERRA/AFP/Getty Images)

: View of the Turrialba volcano in Cartago, 35 Km east of San Jose, on September 19, 2016. The Costa Rican authorities suspended operations at the country’s main airport Monday after the nearby Turrialba volcano erupted, sending a thick ash cloud into the sky. Turrialba erupted twice Monday, first at dawn and again just before noon. The second eruption sent an ash cloud 4,000 meters (13,000 feet) into the air. (EZEQUIEL BECERRA/AFP/Getty Images)

: Local residents wear protective masks due to the ash spewed by the Turrialba volcano in Cartago, 35 Km east of San Jose, on September 19, 2016. The Costa Rican authorities suspended operations at the country’s main airport Monday after the nearby Turrialba volcano erupted, sending a thick ash cloud into the sky. Turrialba erupted twice Monday, first at dawn and again just before noon. The second eruption sent an ash cloud 4,000 meters (13,000 feet) into the air. (EZEQUIEL BECERRA/AFP/Getty Images)

: Local residents wear protective masks due to the ash spewed by the Turrialba volcano in Cartago, 35 Km east of San Jose, on September 19, 2016. The Costa Rican authorities suspended operations at the country’s main airport Monday after the nearby Turrialba volcano erupted, sending a thick ash cloud into the sky. Turrialba erupted twice Monday, first at dawn and again just before noon. The second eruption sent an ash cloud 4,000 meters (13,000 feet) into the air. (EZEQUIEL BECERRA/AFP/Getty Images)

: View of ash spewed by the Turrialba volcano in Cartago, 35 Km east of San Jose, on September 20, 2016. The Costa Rican authorities suspended operations at the country’s main airport Monday after the nearby Turrialba volcano erupted, sending a thick ash cloud into the sky. Turrialba erupted twice Monday, first at dawn and again just before noon. The second eruption sent an ash cloud 4,000 meters (13,000 feet) into the air. (EZEQUIEL BECERRA/AFP/Getty Images)

: View of ash spewed by the Turrialba volcano in Cartago, 35 Km east of San Jose, on September 20, 2016. The Costa Rican authorities suspended operations at the country’s main airport Monday after the nearby Turrialba volcano erupted, sending a thick ash cloud into the sky. Turrialba erupted twice Monday, first at dawn and again just before noon. The second eruption sent an ash cloud 4,000 meters (13,000 feet) into the air. (EZEQUIEL BECERRA/AFP/Getty Images)

: View of ash spewed by the Turrialba volcano in Cartago, 35 Km east of San Jose, on September 20, 2016. The Costa Rican authorities suspended operations at the country’s main airport Monday after the nearby Turrialba volcano erupted, sending a thick ash cloud into the sky. Turrialba erupted twice Monday, first at dawn and again just before noon. The second eruption sent an ash cloud 4,000 meters (13,000 feet) into the air. (EZEQUIEL BECERRA/AFP/Getty Images)

: Local residents wear protective masks due to the ash spewed by the Turrialba volcano in Cartago, 35 Km east of San Jose, on September 19, 2016. The Costa Rican authorities suspended operations at the country’s main airport Monday after the nearby Turrialba volcano erupted, sending a thick ash cloud into the sky. Turrialba erupted twice Monday, first at dawn and again just before noon. The second eruption sent an ash cloud 4,000 meters (13,000 feet) into the air. (EZEQUIEL BECERRA/AFP/Getty Images)

: Local residents wear protective masks due to the ash spewed by the Turrialba volcano in Cartago, 35 Km east of San Jose, on September 19, 2016. The Costa Rican authorities suspended operations at the country’s main airport Monday after the nearby Turrialba volcano erupted, sending a thick ash cloud into the sky. Turrialba erupted twice Monday, first at dawn and again just before noon. The second eruption sent an ash cloud 4,000 meters (13,000 feet) into the air. (EZEQUIEL BECERRA/AFP/Getty Images)

: Local residents wear protective masks due to the ash spewed by the Turrialba volcano in Cartago, 35 Km east of San Jose, on September 19, 2016. The Costa Rican authorities suspended operations at the country’s main airport Monday after the nearby Turrialba volcano erupted, sending a thick ash cloud into the sky. Turrialba erupted twice Monday, first at dawn and again just before noon. The second eruption sent an ash cloud 4,000 meters (13,000 feet) into the air. (EZEQUIEL BECERRA/AFP/Getty Images)

: View of the Turrialba volcano in Cartago, 35 Km east of San Jose, on September 19, 2016. The Costa Rican authorities suspended operations at the country’s main airport Monday after the nearby Turrialba volcano erupted, sending a thick ash cloud into the sky. Turrialba erupted twice Monday, first at dawn and again just before noon. The second eruption sent an ash cloud 4,000 meters (13,000 feet) into the air. (EZEQUIEL BECERRA/AFP/Getty Images)

: View of the Turrialba volcano in Cartago, 35 Km east of San Jose, on September 19, 2016. The Costa Rican authorities suspended operations at the country’s main airport Monday after the nearby Turrialba volcano erupted, sending a thick ash cloud into the sky. Turrialba erupted twice Monday, first at dawn and again just before noon. The second eruption sent an ash cloud 4,000 meters (13,000 feet) into the air. (EZEQUIEL BECERRA/AFP/Getty Images)

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