Johnny Araya never fails to surprise me. Like most Costa Ricans, about a year ago I thought it inevitable that he would become President Laura Chinchilla’s successor, and that the opposition had little or no chance of beating him. But sometimes politics is unpredictable.
MEXICO CITY – JoaquÃn "El Chapo" Guzmán, the man who supplied more illegal drugs to the United States than anyone else on Earth, was captured by the Mexican military without a shot Saturday morning in the Pacific coast town resort of Mazatlán, according to U.S. and Mexican authorities.
Every year during the dry season, wonderful pink trumpet trees bloom across the landscape of Costa Rica. The leaves fall and the trees bloom with flowers ranging in color from pastel pink to pastel maroon.
ANTIGUA, Guatemala – Two weeks ago, thieves made off with six paintings by 18th century master Tomás de Merlo from the colonial-era church of El Calvario in La Antigua. Experts are devastated by the loss.
CARACAS, Venezuela – The death toll from escalating anti-government protests in Venezuela jumped to eight on Friday, as President Nicolás Maduro's leftist administration threatened to cut off fuel to areas "under fascist siege."
Here's your one chance to watch Costa Rica's national team play a home game before the World Cup. La Sele takes on Paraguay in a friendly at the National Stadium on March 5 at 8 p.m. Tickets went on sale this week.
Arthur Budovsky is accused of being the "principal founder" of Liberty Reserve, a Costa Rica-based digital currency service alleged by the U.S. Justice Department to have laundered more than $6 billion for criminals.
Fredis Concepción RÃos, 41, and Guido Fuentes RÃos, 36, were killed Thursday night, and two others were injured in what police suspect is a dispute over drug trafficking.
