The mayor of the provincial capital of Liberia announced today that a Disney theme park would be built in Costa Rica's northwestern province of Guanacaste in 2014 or 2015. But a Disney spokeswoman said the rumor is "false."
When school buses are put out of commission in the U.S., many are shipped to Guatemala. A new film tracks one bus from a North American auction to a dangerous route through Central American pueblos.
In San Pedro Sula – the world’s most violent city outside a war zone – student doctors at a public hospital are on the front line to treat the wounded. And they're losing the battle.
By replacing hundreds of local police and customs officials and installing soldiers in top port positions and at highway checkpoints, the government hopes to improve the international image of a port that has become a key transit point for Asian goods heading to the United States.
Just months ago, ruling party presidential candidate Johnny Araya looked like a shoo-in to become Costa Rica’s next president on Feb. 2. But the electoral landscape is shifting quickly a new poll found.
