Five years after the passage of the controversial free trade agreement, a World Bank report says that Costa Rica benefits more from CAFTA than any of its Central American neighbors.
A long-lasting and valuable project sprang out of a Guatemala City dump and is still going strong 20 years later, thanks to a dedicated photojournalist and the hundreds of kids and volunteers who passed through the program.
The Puerto Rican reggaeton masters blend an eclectic mix of raunchy lyrics, messages of social empowerment and promotion of Latin American culture. Now they’re teaming up with one of the world’s most well known freedom of information advocates.
In 2011, shark-finners sought to beat Costa Rican law by hacking away shark's flesh and leaving the spinal column. Two years later, Interpol issues an alert about the technique, prompted by the Costa Rican government.
