Moments after Costa Rica recognized marriage equality, Daritza Araya Arguedas, 24, and Alexandra Quirós Castillo, 29, became the first same-sex couple to marry in the Central American country.
Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado, who supported same-sex marriage during his candidacy and marched during the 2019 pride parade in San José, shared a lengthy message of support for marriage equality.
A Limon judge rejected a request to jail the wife of extradited trafficking suspect Edwin Lopez Vega for a year, imposing a travel ban instead. Prosecutors have appealed.
Prosecutors say two judges and a judicial agent from the Pococí courts are suspected of bribery and procuring impunity for a drug trafficking group between 2023 and 2026.
A Forbes travel feature on $60 coffee centers on a small producers association in Turrubares. Its president says the Starbucks price reported in the article likely reflects an intermediary rather than a direct sale.
Local officials and business leaders in Costa Rica's South Pacific are betting on tourism to change the image and economic trajectory of communities long...
