WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Presidentelect Barack Obama promised this week at a meeting with Mexico’s Felipe Calderón that his administration will mark a new...
SAN SALVADOR – With political caravans and party rallies, El Salvador this week wrapped up its hotly contested legislative and municipal campaign period before...
Shade-grown coffee, a more environmentally friendly way of cultivating the world’s favorite bean, already fetches a higher price on supermarket shelves.
But coffee growers who...
Another water conflict could be brewing behind plans to create two large reservoirs in the northwestern province of Guanacaste, Costa Rica’s driest region.
The projects,...
Volcanic activity last year increased over recent years, according to the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI), based at Universidad Nacional (UNA)...
Costa Rica’s nearly $300 million timber industry is growing and gets almost threequarters of its wood from forest plantations, said a report released by...
Rising crime and insecurity have weighed heavily on Ticos’ minds for years. Besides more robberies, drug trafficking and arrests, here’s a look at what...
The year before national elections is usually marked by political gridlock, as parties shun consensus while jockeying to distinguish themselves.
That won’t stop President Oscar...
