Two aging cannons linger menacingly over the entrance. Inside, three darkened underground cells hold up to 120 prisoners, including women and children, who lie...
A power struggle in Costa Rica’s National Olympics Committee culminated this week with the ouster of committee President Jorge Nery Carvajal.
A majority of the...
Funding for an omnibus crime bill and other law-enforcement initiatives sits in the hands of President Oscar Arias. If passed, the bill, proposed two...
La lagarteada, or the crocodile hunt, is a 100-year-old tradition in the town of Ortega, located in northeast Santa Cruz in the northwestern province...
Two votes this week brought Costa Rica closer to entering a free-trade agreement with the United States.
Lawmakers scheduled extra sessions to discuss bills required...
