2015 in Costa Rica

Events in the year 2015 in Costa Rica.

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Incumbents
succeeded by Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera (Partido Acción Ciudadana – PAC).
succeeded by Helio Fallas Venegas (PAC).
succeeded by Ana Helena Chacón Echeverría (PAC).
succeeded by Henry Mora Jiménez (PAC).

Events

January
  • January 8 – A Princess Tours catamaran, Pura Vida Princess, caught fire and capsized off the coast of Punta Leona while carrying 98 passengers and ten crew. The Red Cross confirmed that three tourists were killed.[1][2]

March
  • 12 March – Four eruptions of the Turrialba Volcano spread ash over San José and caused the closure at 16:00 of Juan Santamaría International Airport, 70 kilometres to the west.[3][4]
  • 14 March – Continuing eruptions of the Turrialba Volcano persuaded President Luis Guillermo Solís to announce the postponement of his planned trip to France, Spain, and Italy to ensure, as he put it, "that everything's being handled with the upmost transparency".[5]
  • 19 March – The bullfighting champion, the famous 700-kilogram bull, "El Malacrianza", owned by the Rodríguez Vega family, died of cardiac arrest at Hacienda La Nueva Esperanza in playa Garza de Nicoya in Guanacaste. He was survived by his sons "El Bochinche" and "El Matusalé".[6]

April
  • 23 April – Continuing eruptions of the Turrialba Volcano 67 kilometres northeast of San José caused Juan Santamaría International Airport to close and flights to be cancelled. The airport reopened at 04:00 the following morning.[7]

References
  1. "All Capsized Catamaran Survivors Accounted For; Incident Caused by High Winds". The Costa Rica News. 2015-01-08.
  2. "A Costa Rica day cruise turns into a nightmare as catamaran capsizes, leaving 3 dead".
  3. Volcanic ash closes Costa Rica's Juan Santamaría International Airport Tico Times, 2015-03-12.
  4. Stranded travelers try to make the best of an extended stay at Juan Santamaría International Airport Tico Times, 2015-03-13.
  5. President Solís cancels Europe trip due to continued volcanic activity Tico Times, 2015-03-14.
  6. Famoso toro El Malacrianza amaneció muerto La Nación, 2015-03-19. (in Spanish)
  7. Volcán Turrialba registró nueva erupción de ceniza La Nación, 2015-04-23. (in Spanish)
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