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In Chávez’s big shoes, Maduro stumbles

CARACAS, Venezuela – The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, was young once too. He played guitar and worked as a roadie for a rock band, Enigma, leaving his hair long in the back, mullet-style.

He’s alive! Nicaragua’s Ortega, out of sight for days, reappears as if nothing had happened

MANAGUA, Nicaragua – Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega reappeared in public Monday after a 10-day absence that had sparked rumors he was sick or even dead. Instead of explaining his absence, he made a joke.

Worried about getting ripped off by a Costa Rican cab? There’s an app for that

It doesn't matter how many times you have been to Costa Rica, how long you have lived here or how good your Spanish is; chances are you've been overcharged by a taxi more than once. But now, Taxiando, a new phone app, let's you have your own personal taxi meter on your phone.

Costa Rica’s ‘La Sele’ begins training for World Cup friendly match

In preparation for a friendly match against Paraguay on Wednesday, Costa Rica's men's national team held a training session Monday morning at the Costa...

Where is Daniel Ortega?

Since Saturday rumors and questions have been flying on social media about the whereabouts of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, who hasn't been seen in public in 10 days.

Possibly the worst interview ever

When La Nación journalist Álvaro Murillo set out to interview 25-year-old National Liberation Party lawmaker-elect Silvia Sánchez, from the province of Alajuela, he hoped to talk about the importance of bringing young, fresh faces to the Legislative Assembly. But what unfolded was perhaps one of the worst interviews in recent memory.

Guatemalan Supreme Court justice commits suicide

GUATEMALA CITY – Guatemalan Supreme Court Justice César Barrientos, known for revoking dozens of death penalty sentences in a single year, committed suicide Sunday, reportedly shooting himself in the head.

Debate over maritime zoning legislation heats up

For years along Costa Rica’s azure coasts, thousands of men and women have cast their nets into the ocean, which has returned to them a humble subsistence via artisanal fishing.

Amateur herpetologist goes on hike in Costa Rica cloud forest, discovers unlikely creatures

A 24-year-old herpetologist from Michigan came to Costa Rica to do research at Cloudbridge Nature Reserve, and found several amphibians never before seen in the area.

Turning a Mayan doll gift idea into a small business that helps communities

GUATEMALA CITY – When expat Catherine Humber helped out with a Christmas gift delivery in 2011 to a poor school in rural Guatemala she noticed there were many children for whom Santa didn’t come.

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