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El Salvador Breaks Into Latin America’s Top 10 Startup Ecosystems

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El Salvador Lagoon Turns Turquoise, Drawing Crowds

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Panama Scraps Tax on Casino and Betting Winnings to Attract Tourists

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Guatemalans Celebrate End of Consuelo Porras’ Term as Attorney General

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Hundreds of Guatemalans celebrated Saturday with music, firecrackers and parody performances marking the end of eight years in office for Attorney General Consuelo Porras,...

Panama Hosts Largest Multinational Canal Protection Exercise

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Twelve nations will send more than 1,500 security personnel to Panama for Panamax 2026, the largest multinational training exercise of the year focused on...

Panama Canal Rules Out 2026 Transit Restrictions Despite El Niño

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The Panama Canal Authority ruled out ship transit restrictions for the rest of 2026 even as El Niño conditions take hold in Panama. The...

Panama President Rules Out Negotiating With Gangs Amid Violence Surge

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Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino said Thursday his government will not negotiate with gang leaders and will keep a reinforced police presence on the...

Panama Open to Talks With Costa Rica on Meat and Dairy Ban

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Panama’s government has signaled willingness to discuss its long-running restrictions on Costa Rican beef, dairy, poultry, fruits and vegetables, but cattle producers immediately drew...

U.S. Deportations of Salvadorans Nearly Double in First Quarter of 2026

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U.S. authorities deported 5,033 Salvadorans between January and March 2026. That total represents a nearly 98 percent jump from the 2,547 recorded in the...

Nicaragua Exile Warns Rosario Murillo May Not Survive Politically Without Ortega

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Nicaragua’s co-president Rosario Murillo would not survive in power after the death of her husband, Daniel Ortega, former guerrilla commander Mónica Baltodano said in...

Guatemala Reports Sharp Increase in Virtual Kidnappings

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Guatemalan authorities are reporting a sharp increase in virtual kidnapping extortion schemes that deceive victims with fabricated threats against family members and demand immediate...

Honduras Police Detain Ex-Mayor Adán Fúnez Over 2024 Activist Killing

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Honduras police arrested former Tocoa Mayor Adán Fúnez Martínez on Tuesday along with two other men accused of ordering the 2024 murder of environmental...

El Salvador Celebrates UNESCO-Recognized Flowers and Palms Festival

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Panchimalco, one of El Salvador’s most important Indigenous-rooted towns, filled its streets Sunday with flowers, palms, music and religious devotion for the annual Cofradía...