← ExploreHistorical note Seen from San José, this photograph captures an ash cloud produced during the Irazú Volcano eruptions of 1963–1965. During those years, prevailing winds carried large quantities of ash toward the Central Valley. In San José, located approximately 24 kilometers from the volcano, more than 26 kilograms of ash per square meter accumulated between March 1963 and March 1965, equivalent to a depth of approximately 2.1 centimeters. The eruption affected thousands of square kilometers around the volcano and transformed the landscape and life of the capital for two years. Keywords panoramic viewaerial viewbird's-eye view / overhead viewhigh-angle viewwide shotvisible grainmonumentalityscale contrast
Ash Cloud over the City
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