Two months after the 26-year-old turtle conservationist was murdered on a Caribbean beach, police conduct several raids on the Caribbean coast and have at least 6 suspects in custody. More arrests are expected, police say.
A 10,000-household survey seeks to fill an "important" gap in Costa Rica's data on Ticos' mental health, including migrants, ethnic minorities, LBGT people and children.
Through the Central America Regional Security Initiative, the U.S. provided nearly $30,000 in computers and software to help dismantle organized criminal networks.
National union representatives listed rising socio-economic inequality, poor infrastructure and environmental concerns among their reasons for participating in upcoming protests in Nicoya on Thursday.
On July 25, 1824, Costa Rica’s annexation of Guanacaste became official. In 1848, the territory officially became a Costa Rican province with four cantons: Nicoya, Santa Cruz, Bagaces and Cañas. Today, Guanacaste has 11 cantons.
Europe is furious about allegations that the U.S. government has been bugging European embassies and missions in apparent violation of a 1961 convention on diplomatic relations.
