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El Salvador Animal Market Thrives on Cash and Barter

A rooster announces the start of the day at the San Rafael Cedros market, about 50 kilometers from San Salvador, where every weekend sellers...

Costa Rica Extradites Third Citizen Under New Drug Trafficking Law

Costa Rican authorities extradited José Johnny Angulo Fernández to Italy yesterday, making him the first Costa Rican citizen sent to Europe under the country’s...

El Salvador Festival of Flowers and Palms

In the hills just south of San Salvador, the small colonial town of Panchimalco is preparing once again for one of the most visually...

An Expats Perspective on Living with Earthquakes in Costa Rica

A friend who lives in New York City was all over social media in the wake of the 4.8 earthquake that hit the east...

Magnitude 5.3 Earthquake Rattles Costa Rica’s Central Valley

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake shook Costa Rica late Monday night, rattling homes and buildings across the Central Valley and parts of the Pacific region....

Drug Trafficking Threatens Costa Rica’s Protected Areas in Puerto Jiménez

Drug trafficking is taking a growing toll on ecosystems in Costa Rica’s southern Pacific region, where environmental authorities warn that criminal groups are moving...

Costa Rica’s River Pollution Threatens Beaches and Wildlife

Costa Rica is known for waterfalls, cloud forests, wildlife, beaches and the kind of green reputation that draws travelers from around the world. But...

San José Moves Forward With Upgrades to Parque Central and Key Plazas

San José will move ahead this year with upgrades to Parque Central, Plaza de las Garantías Sociales and Plaza González Víquez as part of...

Strong Colón and Higher Port Fees Squeeze Costa Rica’s Exporters

Costa Rican exporters are absorbing hits from three directions at once: rising port fees on the Caribbean coast, a colón that has strengthened to...

Indie Drama “Hope/Esperanza” Filming in Costa Rica Through End of May

Cameras are rolling across Costa Rica on Hope/Esperanza, an indie romantic drama from Oscar-winning producer Mark Johnson, with principal photography set to continue at...
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Costa Rica Uses WWII-Era Ship to Support Marine Patrols

A former U.S. military vessel built during World War II is now anchored in Costa Rica’s South Pacific, where it has taken on a...

Sherman Guity Trial Postponed After Defense Requests Psychiatric Evaluation

The trial of Costa Rican Paralympic sprinter Sherman Guity, one of our country's most decorated athletes, failed to begin as scheduled this week after...

Costa Rica Enforces Seasonal Fishing Ban in Gulf of Nicoya

Costa Rica’s annual fishing ban in the Gulf of Nicoya begins May 1, closing one of the country’s most important fishing areas for three...

Sweden Experiments With a Café Run Entirely by AI

A café recently opened in a residential neighborhood of Stockholm that, with its avocado toast and frothy lattes, looks like a conventional spot, except...