The Turrialba Volcano now has seven shelters meant to offer protection to authorized personnel, park rangers, scientists and maintenance workers, that are distributed along the road that leads to the crater.

The shelters were designed and built by the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE).

Visitation to the Turrialba National Park is limited for the public; tourists are not allowed in a radius of three kilometers around the crater; this due to the constant eruptions of the Volcano.

Shelters will protect the park rangers, scientists and other personnel that must reach the area close to the crater due to their job and for surveillance and scientific purposes.

Event though the eruptions of the Turrialba Volcano usually only include vapor and ash, there are times when rocks are expelled, representing real danger to those present in the area.

This volcano located in Turrialba, Cartago, stands at 3,340 meters (10,958 ft) and it has been presenting constant activity since 2016.

If in the future the National Emergency Commission allows the visitation of the public to the area close to the crater, the National Park will have to invest in shelters for the public as well as other security procedures to guarantee the safety of the tourists as was the case recently for the Poas Volcano National Park.