Tico Times

A new decree mandates a 20 percent drop in the sales tax of hybrid vehicles in a move the government hopes will bring it closer to its goal of carbon neutrality by 2021.

With 110 reported cases of human trafficking in Central America in the last five years, the IOM is hoping to set new guidelines that protect migrants' human rights.

The Brazilian military destroyed an explosive device discovered at the Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida between Rio and São Paulo, where the pope is due to visit on Wednesday.

"Numbers provide a black and white sketch of the world, and individual stories provide the colorful brush strokes needed to bring that world to life." -Anonymous

For nearly 30 years, she closed press briefings with a no-nonsense "Thank you, Mr. President."

Snarling and surly, they were the complete opposite of the family-friendly Beatles.

Despite the past protests, the pope is ditching his armored "Popemobile" for an open-top jeep to have direct contact with the people. Authorities are deploying 30,000 troops and police in the crime-riddled city.

Officials said gunmen stormed into a house party early Saturday as people were celebrating college graduation and opened fire.

Costa Rica's foreign minister named 55 blocs for oil exploration and development in the Caribbean and 18 in the Pacific that “indisputably” lie in Tico territory.

Founded by ex-special-forces soldiers, the Zetas started out as musclemen for the Gulf cartel, then turned on their masters and built a criminal empire of their own. More than any other group, they managed to create a powerful brand identity, converting their trademark "Z" into a dreaded symbol of sadism and brutality across Mexico and much of Central America.