Thousands of students from 18 San José schools marched along Avenida Segunda Monday morning to celebrate Costa Rica’s 193 years of independence. Families also gathered along the avenue to watch the kids parade and perform. President Luis Guillermo Solís, First Lady Mercedes Peñas, government ministers, lawmakers and other officials also attended the activities. Cantons across the country also had their own parades.
The Cambronero bridge on Route 1 is scheduled to reopen Tuesday, November 3, restoring traffic through a stretch of the Inter-American Highway closed since...
Costa Rica's new maximum-security prison held more than 600 inmates by Tuesday, eight days after the first transfers. Guards there have already found weapons...
Nearly 2,000 Chinese businesses have been established in Nicaragua during the first two years of the free trade agreement with China, according to the...