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2015
Events in the year 2015 in Costa Rica.
Incumbents
President – Laura Chinchilla Miranda (Partido Liberación Nacional – PLN) until 8 May;
succeeded by Luis Guillermo Solís Rivera (Partido Acción Ciudadana – PAC).
First Vice President – Alfio Piva Mesén (PLN) until 8 May;
succeeded by Helio Fallas Venegas (PAC).
Second Vice President – Luis Liberman Ginsburg (PLN) until 8 May;
succeeded by Ana Helena Chacón Echeverría (PAC).
President of the Legislative Assembly – Luis Fernando Mendoza Jiménez (PLN) until 1 May;
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.http://thecostaricanews.com/all-capsized-catamaran-survivors-accounted-for-high-winds-blamed-for-the-incident The Costa Rica News All Capsized Catamaran Survivors Accounted For; Incident Caused by High Winds 2015-01-08 http://www.ticotimes.net/2015/01/08/a-costa-rica-day-cruise-turns-into-a-nightmare-as-catamaran-capsizes-leaving-3-dead A Costa Rica day cruise turns into a nightmare as catamaran capsizes, leaving 3 dead
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.Volcanic ash closes Costa Rica's Juan Santamaría International Airport Tico Times, 2015-03-12.Stranded travelers try to make the best of an extended stay at Juan Santamaría International Airport Tico Times, 2015-03-13.
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".President Solís cancels Europe trip due to continued volcanic activity Tico Times, 2015-03-14.
19 March – The famous fighting bull "Malacrianza" died of cardiac arrest in Guanacaste.Famoso toro El Malacrianza amaneció muerto La Nación, 2015-03-19. es
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.Volcán Turrialba registró nueva erupción de ceniza La Nación, 2015-04-23. es
Volcán Turrialba emite nueva exhalación de ceniza y gases La Nación, 2015-04-24. es
Aeropuerto Juan Santamaría reanudó operaciones a las 4 a.m. de este viernes La Nación, 2015-04-24. es
Flights at Costa Rica's Juan Santamaría airport cancelled due to volcano eruptions Tico Times, 2015-04-23.
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