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Panama to Build Maximum-Security Prison to Isolate Gang Leaders

Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino announced plans to build a new maximum-security prison for gang leaders, placing Panama more firmly inside a regional shift...

Costa Rica seizes 771 kilos of cocaine in two police operations

Costa Rica and other Central American countries serve as a bridge for drug trafficking from South American countries to the United States and Europe.

Costa Rican drug traffickers connected to Italian mob plead guilty to shipping cocaine to the U.S.

Costa Rican investigators said the men built up the trafficking organization by sending shipments of cocaine in containers of pineapple, yuca, and other produce exports shipped on boats to numerous countries

Mexican officials exhume 12 bodies in two clandestine pits

ACAPULCO, Mexico – Authorities have dug up 12 bodies in two clandestine graves in Mexico's southwestern Guerrero state, a region plagued by drug violence, authorities said Monday.
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Diesel Up 17% as Costa Rica Prices Rise for a Second Straight Month

Costa Rica's cost of living is climbing again. Consumer prices rose 0.39% in October, and the year-on-year rate reached 0.55%, the second straight month...

Alcaraz Wins First Paris Masters Title Ahead of ATP Finals

Carlos Alcaraz won his first Paris Masters title Sunday, beating American Ben Shelton 7-6 (5), 7-5 to claim his fifth trophy of the season...

Bird Watching Helps Older Adults Stay Sharp, and in Costa Rica It Costs Almost Nothing

A study of 1,684 nursing home residents found bird watching supports memory, mobility and social wellbeing. Here is how to set it up at home in Costa Rica.

How Living in Costa Rica Changed the Way I See the World

When speaking of the 1980s and 90s, I like to refer to it as the previous century. “In the previous century, we didn’t have...