Posted on 07/14/2011 11:56:31 AM PDT by TaraP
Today at approximately 2:11pm in the afternoon, Upala was rattled by a 5.3 magnitude earthquake that shook products off store shelves and rattled off home furnishings. No immediate damages were reported however later in the afternoon something strange was discovered as a result.
While reporting on the earthquake in Upala today, a local news station discovered that a district near the epicenter was missing a river. That’s right…A RIVER.
Apparently in the moments following the earthquake, a community stood watch as their river disappeared in to the Earth. As of this writing it is still unknown exactly which community this occurred in however once we have the name we will update this article. The affected citizens were interviewed and expressed concern for the loss of this substantial water supply to the area. Not only will this affect humans but also the livestock raised in the area.
Additionally there was also a 4.8 earthquake registered in Guanacaste near Santa Rosa de Bagaces today.
OVSICORI, the nations seismic activity center, has recorded over 4789 tremors in Costa Rica exceeding 1.0 on the Richter Scale.
With all this Earth movement and record rainfall, this is creating concern for areas along the Pacific Coast from landslides.
What is on the minds of many Ticos is whether or not this spike in activity is any indication of something bigger to come. Could this be the “big one” Costa Rica has been expecting? Guess we will have to wait and see.
In the meantime it is always good advice to have emergency supplies like canned foods, flashlights, batteries and water to be safer rather than sorry.
Wonder how all those wealthy Americans who moved to CR to avoid taxes are dealing with this?
How far is this from San Jose?
All that water has got to go somewhere...........
“Not only will this affect humans but also the livestock raised in the area. “
Female and minority animals hardest hit.
Do you know the way to San Jose?.........
/johnny
I’ve read, and heard over the years of “all those wealthy Americans moving to Costa Rica to avoid taxes”, but never did I, nor still have not checked to see if I can I.D. what Political persuasion those folks are of.
Anybody have a clue? A link?
Not sure..
However Lakes have been vanishing in other places where quakes have occurred..
Vanishing Lakes: New Zealand reservoir mysteriously disappears during quake
March 8, 2011 – HUNTSBURY, NZ – 36 million liters of water mysteriously disappeared from a reservoir in Huntsbury New Zealand following the February 22nd 6.3 earthquake in Christchurch.
These events have occurred in the past and are now happening with greater frequency as geological forces under the ground continue to erode substrata. Our planet is undergoing massive change beneath our feet. This geological deformation will only accelerate and become more widespread with time as the pace of earthchanges intensify.
Disappearing lake phenomenon increasing: An entire lake disappeared overnight in the Nizhny Novgorod region, south of Moscow, in 2005. The lake is believed to have drained through a fault or fissure. See Russia.
2004 in Missouri. In 2007, an entire lake disappeared in Chile from likely another fault rupture during a quake. See Chile. In one of the strangest incidents of all, in September 0f 2010 the Iska River in Slovenia mysteriously disappeared overnight after residents near the river reported hearing a mysterious sonic boom and tremors. See Slovenia. (Video)
Wow...the river is gone?
Gonzo....
Will it come back? I don’t think they know...
Once in a lifetime
water flowing underground
It’s not just wealthy Americans, it’s just Americans. There are quite a few retired American military in Costa Rica, which uses the US greenback as its currency.
Costs there are lower, as you might imagine, which makes a military pension go a lot further than it otherwise might.
In addition, having all that retired US military there has had the effect of providing the CR government with essentially very low cost lobbying. It also provides the US with low cost on the ground intel by which to monitor how things are really going in CR.
It’s worked out well for everyone so far. Pretty stable place. I have a couple of friends who retired down there. You can have a domestic staff down there for what you’d pay to have your house cleaned three days a week. Those wages would be considered plum wages as well. Those folks generally get treated like family, and vice versa.
Some military academy appointments have resulted from recommendations of the children of those domestics from retired generals, for example.
“Will it come back? I don’t think they know...”
That’s pretty incredible...I’m counting off the minutes when the “actors” in Hollywood claim its from global warming.
Upala is in the north of the country, near Lake Nicaragua. It’s not far from the city of Liberia, which is where Costa Rica’s other main airport is located (I’ve flown in and out of both).
Yes..Hollywierd does think Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions are caused by global warming!....
Register at welovecostarica.com and follow the the postings on the right hand side.
A lot of retired military and gubmint workers and an assortment of loons. The site’s founder and admin is a former UK Marine & Wall Streeter who dabbles in CR real estate and has no trust of the US Government whatsoever. Not a bad guy, but prone to buying into every conspiracy theory that arises. Also, everything’s Israel’s fault. Must be the heat.
Truth is, you can’t escape US Taxes as long as you’re a US citizen.They’ve got you coming and going.
This is capitalist plot by moose and squirrel to send water underground to improve well-digging business.
the “you ain’t getting my money to pay for your luxury retirement package” party
YIKES!
This is not comforting. My 16 year old daughter is heading to Costa Rica in a few weeks on a mission trip.
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