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Nicaragua Faces Criticism Over Expelled Opposition Leaders

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ordered Nicaragua on Tuesday to adopt provisional measures in favor of 115 opposition members due to the country's...

Salvadoran Church Rejects Lifting Mining Ban Suggested by Bukele

The Archdiocese of El Salvador on Sunday rejected the possibility of President Nayib Bukele's government lifting the total ban on mining in the Central...

Literary Festival in Guatemala Highlights Democracy and Human Rights

The Central America Cuenta literary festival, scheduled to take place next May in Guatemala with the presence of Spanish singer-songwriter Joan Manuel Serrat, will...

Engineer Lives Underwater in Panama to Break World Record

At a depth of 11 meters off the coast of Panama, German aerospace engineer Rüdiger Koch has been living for two months in a...

Guatemala General Escapes Justice in Indigenous Massacre Trial

A Guatemalan appeals court suspended on Thursday the trial of 92-year-old retired General Benedicto Lucas García for the extermination of indigenous people during the...

Costa Rica Faces Tough Decision on Nicaraguan Activist’s Extradition

Nicaraguan activist Reinaldo Picado Miranda, who fled to Costa Rica after taking part in the 2018 anti-government protests against Daniel Ortega's regime, now faces...
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Panama Urges Trump to Continue US Aid for Migrant Deportations

Panama's president appealed to US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday to maintain the aid Washington gives his central American country for deporting US-bound migrants....

Costa Rica Breaks Tourism Records with Over $5 Billion in Revenue in 2024

Costa Rica's tourism industry is on track for a record-breaking year. By the end of 2024, an estimated 2.6 million people will have visited...

Are Blue Zones Real? Expert Challenges Longevity Data

Most of what we know about humans living to very old age is based on faulty data, including the science behind the "blue zones"...