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Protecting Isla del Coco: Tourism Fuels Conservation Efforts in Costa Rica

Because of its scenic beauty on land and its great variety of marine species, German tourist Steven Almoa said Isla del Coca is one of the best places in the world for scuba diving.

Ukraine crisis escalates as US, Europe hit Russians with sanctions

The international crisis over Ukraine escalated sharply Monday as the United States and Europe imposed sanctions on senior Russian political and military figures, and Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree recognizing the Ukrainian region of Crimea as an independent state.

Watch dolphins and rays in Costa Rica devour thousands of fish

A large school of lantern fish was spotted off Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula in the southern Pacific last week.

Environment Ministry loses court battle to close Costa Rica’s zoos

Public zoos will remain open in Costa Rica for at least 10 more years following a court ruling last Friday. An administrative court ruled in favor of nonprofit group FUNDAZOO, which administers San José's Simón Bolívar Zoo and the Santa Ana Conservation Center, citing a contractual technicality that will allow the group to continue operating the zoos until 2024. The Environment Ministry, or MINAE, had said it would close both zoos in May.

Poll shows Green Party candidate favored for Colombia presidency

BOGOTÁ, Colombia – Enrique Peñalosa, the former Bogotá mayor who introduced the city's mass transport system, is favored to win Colombia's presidential election this year just one week after being nominated, according to a new poll.

Venezuela protests lose momentum as Maduro toughens his response

"Prepare yourself, we are coming for you," President Nicolás Maduro warned demonstrators in an address to thousands of soldiers gathered in support of the president on March 15. He then played John Lennon's song, "Give Peace a Chance."

St. Patrick’s Day celebration floods Escazú with green beer

There was live music. There were keg-stands. There were even trampolines. The mostly Tico crowd certainly embraced the Irish spirit – emphasis on the spirits.

With opposition’s legal challenges rejected, leftist ex-guerrilla confirmed at last as El Salvador’s next president

El Salvador's election officials on Sunday declared ex-leftist guerrilla commander Salvador Sánchez Cerén the winner of a March 9 presidential election, after rejecting the opposition's last challenges to the results.

Costa Rica’s Coco Island gets radar station to fight drug traffickers

Park guards and coast guard officials say Costa Rica’s Isla del Coco National Park sits within a known drug-trafficking corridor that stretches from Colombia to Mexico.

Yankees honor legend Mariano Rivera by bringing Major League Baseball to Panama for first time since 1947

Panamanian Mariano Rivera, retired player of New York Yankees, throws the ball during an exhibition game in Panama City, on Saturday.

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