In a letter made public on Wednesday, Nicoya Mayor Marco Antonio Jiménez Muñoz responds to threats by Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega to attempt to "reclaim" the Costa Rican province of Guanacaste.
Authorities selected the remote Isla del Coco National Park for the $2 million radar facility because it was the "most affected by illegal fishing and the paths of drug boats."
In the latest outburst from Managua, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega threatens to appeal to a world court to “recover” the northwestern Costa Rican province of Guanacaste.
Veterans who fought for the United States in wars from Korea to Afghanistan have been sent to Mexico, Germany, Jamaica, Portugal, Italy, England and other nations. Most of them came to the United States as children; many have been deported to countries where they know no one and don't speak the language.