During a press conference, specialists from the National Emergency Commission (CNE) warned that the activity of the crater in the northern province of Alajuela is chronic and that people must remain vigilant.

The new eruptions of Poás, whose gas columns of up to a kilometer and a half high are visible from the Central Valley, add other effects, such as acid rain that damages agriculture and livestock.

Alejandro Picado, president of the CNE, commented that the eruptive action has grown since November, with a significant increase in January. Other experts agreed that it is “a chronic, uncertain, and possibly prolonged process”.

“We have been attending this situation since its beginnings and in a very coordinated manner with all institutions. However, the orange alert is maintained for the Poás Volcano National Park and the nearby district of Toro Amarillo, in Sarchí.

The expulsion of materials with direct impact inside the park began at the end of February and the beginning of March. Since then the phenomenon has spread to neighboring communities, said geologist Lidier Esquivel.

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