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Family Confirms Body Found in Costa Rica Is Missing U.S. Tourist

The family of Ashley Nicole Phillips has confirmed that a body found in a river in Barú de Pérez Zeledón is the missing 30-year-old...

Panama moves 29 high risk inmates to Coiba prompting UNESCO warning

Panama’s Defensoría del Pueblo stated that reopening a penitentiary facility on Coiba Island could compromise the area’s status as a UNESCO World Heritage site....

Enormous Papagayo Resort Collides With Costa Rica’s Forest Law

On a stretch of Pacific coastline inside the Golfo de Papagayo tourism zone, an ongoing standoff between developers and environmental advocates reached a new...

Costa Rica Arrests Man Over Alleged Death Threat Against President

Costa Rican police arrested a man in San Carlos on Friday after authorities said he allegedly made a death threat against President Laura Fernández...

Costa Rica Faces Growing Pressure as Refugees Near 4.5% of Population

Refugees and asylum seekers now account for about 4.5% of Costa Rica’s population, a sign of how deeply regional displacement has become part of...

Costa Rica Gender Violence Concerns Grow After Young Mother Shot

The killing of Jocelyn Paniagua Gutiérrez in Alajuela has renewed concern over gender violence in Costa Rica, after relatives said the young mother had...

Costa Rica Lawmaker Challenges ACAM Over Music Royalty Fees

A ruling-party lawmaker has opened a public challenge against ACAM, the association that collects music copyright payments in Costa Rica, raising questions that matter...

U.S. Demands Justice One Year After Roberto Samcam’s Killing in Costa Rica

The U.S. Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs marked the first anniversary of Roberto Samcam’s assassination in San José by calling for accountability in a...

Panama to Adopt Bukele-Style Prison Measures After La Joyita Escape

Panama will adopt the kind of "hardline" prison reforms of its Latin American neighbors to address failures of its penal system following a mass...

Costa Rica’s New San Carlos Highway Segment Gets Comptroller Approval

One of Costa Rica’s longest-delayed road projects has cleared a major hurdle after the Comptroller General’s Office approved a path forward for the central...
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Family Confirms Body Found in Costa Rica Is Missing U.S. Tourist

The family of Ashley Nicole Phillips has confirmed that a body found in a river in Barú de Pérez Zeledón is the missing 30-year-old...

Cerúndolo Carries Argentina Into Queen’s Club Semifinals

Francisco Cerúndolo’s grass-court rise has taken another meaningful step, and this one comes with a clear Latin American edge. The Argentine seventh seed reached...

El Salvador Peach Festival Brings Highland Experience to Chalatenango

The eighth Peach Festival opened today in Río Chiquito, a community in the San Ignacio district of Chalatenango Norte. Local producers and tourism operators...

Panama moves 29 high risk inmates to Coiba prompting UNESCO warning

Panama’s Defensoría del Pueblo stated that reopening a penitentiary facility on Coiba Island could compromise the area’s status as a UNESCO World Heritage site....