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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.
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IKEA Begins Costa Rica Rollout: Start Practicing Your Allen Wrench Skills Now

IKEA is moving closer to opening in Costa Rica, and the country’s future furniture shoppers may want to start getting familiar with flat-pack boxes,...

Costa Rica Clears Way for “Macho Coca” Extradition to U.S.

Costa Rican courts have cleared the final domestic obstacle blocking the extradition of Gilbert Bell Fernández, known as “Macho Coca,” to the United States,...

Paraguay Fall 4-1 to USA as World Cup 2026 Opens for North American Hosts

The 2026 World Cup's North American co-hosts seized the spotlight Friday, as the United States overwhelmed Paraguay 4-1 behind a Folarin Balogun brace and,...

Rural Women Lead Climate Resilience Efforts in Costa Rica’s Farming Communities

Rural women in Costa Rica are playing a growing role in climate adaptation, sustainable agriculture and food security, with new support from United Nations-backed...