In a unanimous decision on Friday, the municipality of Matina, Limón, on Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast, passed an ordinance banning the growth of genetically...
Acting on intelligence by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Costa Rican authorities seized 35 illegal weapons, including AR-15's, and 492 kilograms of cocaine destined for Mexico on Thursday evening.
Fewer than 10 percent of Ticos with one white and one black parent attend university, compared to more than 17 percent of self-identified black Costa Ricans.