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Guatemala Sends Alleged Drug Trafficker Roberto Girón Hernández to US

Guatemala extradited Roberto Carlo Girón Hernández, a 48-year-old Guatemalan accused of coordinating major cocaine shipments, to the United States. Authorities captured him on February...

Guatemala Frees Hostages After Prison Gang Riots

Guatemalan authorities freed hostages on Monday who were being held by gang members in two prisons, including a juvenile facility, in riots attributed to...

Guatemala Prisons Erupt in Violence With Guards and Workers Taken Hostage

Gang members rioted this Friday in two prisons in Guatemala and took several guards and civilian employees hostage, a week after uprisings in which...

Guatemala Nears Verdict in Case of 41 Girls Killed in 2017 Shelter Fire

A Guatemalan court began on Tuesday the final hearing in the trial of seven former officials over the deaths of 41 girls in a...

Former Guatemalan Mayor Extradited to US on Cocaine Conspiracy Charges

Guatemalan officials handed over former mayor Romeo Ramos Cruz to US authorities this week, marking another blow to drug networks operating in Central America....

Guatemala Plans Visit to Migrants Held in Alligator Alcatraz Detention Center

The government of Guatemala confirmed on Friday that it arranged a visit to a detention center known as the "Alligator Alcatraz," located in a...

Costa Rica President Stays in Office Amid Legal Pressures and Speculation

President Rodrigo Chaves Robles has announced that he will not resign from the Presidency, ending months of speculation fueled by political rumors and legal...

Guatemala’s Gang War Funeral Attack Leaves 7 Dead and 13 Injured

At least seven people were killed and 13 wounded in an armed attack Tuesday night at a funeral in downtown Guatemala City, which authorities...

UN Denounces Guatemala Over ‘Inhuman’ Indigenous Evictions

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Balakrishnan Rajagopal, called on the Guatemalan government on Friday to halt the “inhuman”...

Vigilante Justice in Quake-Hit Guatemala Town Claims Five Lives

In a Guatemalan town reeling from recent earthquakes, residents took matters into their own hands on Thursday night, lynching five men they accused of...
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Maduro Dances Defiantly Amid US Threats in Venezuela

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro took to the stage at the Miraflores presidential palace during a Student Day march, where he danced to a remix...

Costa Rica Tourism Crisis as 22,000 Jobs are Lost in Downturn

Costa Rica's tourism industry faces a sharp downturn, with roughly 22,000 jobs lost in the past year. This drop hits hard in coastal and...

Costa Rica Bridges Crisis Deepens with 70 Percent in Poor Condition

Costa Rica's road network faces a critical breakdown, with seven out of 10 bridges in poor condition, according to the latest State of the...

Costa Rica Willing to Take In Salvadoran Facing U.S. Expulsion

A senior Costa Rican government official has confirmed that the country remains open to receiving Kilmar Abrego García, a Salvadoran man at the center...