Word: arenales
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> In Costa Rica, Mount Arenal had been quiet for nearly five centuries, its graceful cone plugged solidly with ages-old magma. Without warning one afternoon, Arenal blew a huge hole in its flank. Vaporized magma shot out at 1,472° F. and incandescent gas soared thousands of feet into...
The effect on Costa Rica's cattle industry was catastrophic. While only 800 head of cattle died in the eruption, another 80,000 were ordered slaughtered for immediate sale and a further 100,000 had to be moved to new pasture lands. Experts estimated that if there were further...
Mexico. In the course of air maneuvers from Mexico's famed Valbuena Airport last week, a cardboard village was erected as a target for bombers. Mexican aviators mistook the town of Ixtapalapa for the target, blew up the ranch "El Arenal," the Ixtapalapa Light and Power Co., killed one...