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Child and Teenage Pregnancy: An alarming tendency in Central America

Child motherhood, considered to be between 10 and 14 years of age, and adolescent motherhood between 15 and 19 years of age, showed an...

Poverty and violence push 378,000 Central Americans north each year

A joint report published by the World Food Programme (WFP), Migration Policy Institute (MPI), and Civic Data Design Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of...

5 Ways to Avoid Getting Sick Traveling in Central America

Central America and Costa Rica in particular, is an incredible place to travel! You can experience new cultures, explore rain forests or snorkel in...

Power outage due to unknown failure affects Central America

Honduras and Nicaragua, having been the most affected, will have a delay of three to five hours in restoring power.

Central American officials blacklisted by U.S. as part of corruption crackdown

Central American presidential aides, top judges and former presidents were put on a U.S. State Department list on Thursday that names individuals the U.S....

Political crisis in El Salvador as parliament ousts top judges

El Salvador's new legislative assembly voted Saturday to dismiss top Supreme Court judges hostile to populist President Nayib Bukele, triggering a political storm as...

Harris says US will focus on aid to Central American farmers

Vice President Kamala Harris said Sunday the US government will focus on helping Central American farmers affected by climate change in an effort to...

Costa Rica deports eight Salvadorans suspected of gang membership

Gangs are responsible for much of the criminal violence in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.

El Salvador offers hospital beds to Costa Rican coronavirus patients

The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, offered hospital space to Costa Rica as it faces an upturn in coronavirus cases. 

Back-to-back hurricanes exacerbate poverty in Nicaragua

The North Caribbean, one of the poorest regions of Nicaragua, is mired in uncertainty and despair after the double blow of hurricanes Eta and Iota, which sowed death and destruction in Central America.

Central American states count cost of Iota amid search for bodies

Rescue workers dug through mounds of thick mud in the grim search for bodies as Central American countries began to count the cost of Hurricane Iota.

Iota leaves 38 dead after tearing through Central America

Iota's death toll rose to 38 on Wednesday after the year's biggest Atlantic storm unleashed mudslides, tore apart buildings and left thousands homeless across Central America, revisiting areas devastated by another hurricane just two weeks ago.

Iota dissipates over El Salvador after leaving wave of deaths in Central America

Central American countries began to see an improvement in the weather on Wednesday after suffering the violent impact of cyclone Iota, which dissipated over El Salvador after leaving at least 14 dead, flooded towns and damage to road infrastructure.

Tropical Storm Iota reaches Honduras; cyclone has killed at least eight

The current hurricane season in the Atlantic has broken records. Iota is the 13th of 30 named storms recorded this year to reach hurricane status.
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Brazil’s Luisa Stefani Wins Wuhan Open Title and Takes Lead in WTA Doubles Race

Brazil's Luisa Stefani and Canadian partner Gabriela Dabrowski captured their sixth doubles title of the 2026 season on Sunday, defeating defending champions Storm Hunter...

Costa Rica’s National Theater Celebrates 129 Years With Free Tours and Concerts Today

Costa Rica's National Theater is celebrating its 129th anniversary today, with free guided tours, live music and activities in downtown San José, giving everyone...

Costa Rica Hands Four Suspects to US in Three Days as US Embassy Praises New Prison

Costa Rica extradited four suspects to the US in three days as the US Embassy praised its new maximum-security prison.

Costa Rica Office Vacancy Could Hit 27% by 2030 as Multinationals Cut Jobs

Costa Rica office vacancy could reach 27.1% by 2030 as multinationals cut 2,205 free-zone jobs, an analyst warns.