The Costa Rican government named Guillermo Rodriguez Romero, a Bribri indigenous attorney from the village of Suretka in Talamanca, as the ambassador to Bolivia. Rodriguez is Costa Rica’s first indigenous ambassador in history.
Costa Rica's Supreme Court cannot send lawmakers a new request to lift Rodrigo Chaves's immunity because it lacks an alternate justice, Justice Jorge Araya told legislators.
Costa Rica held a record 21,173 adults in prison as of Oct. 7, up 42% since 2022, as the government prepares to open its 5,100-bed CACCO maximum-security prison.
