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US Condemns Ortega’s Move to End Elections in Nicaragua

The United States warned Tuesday that it would not stand “idly by” after President Daniel Ortega announced that Nicaragua would no longer hold elections,...

Archaeologists Exhume Nearly 3,000-Year-Old Remains Near San Salvador

Archaeologists exhumed human remains estimated to be nearly 3,000 years old on the outskirts of San Salvador, the Ministry of Culture said in a...

Daniel Ortega Says Nicaragua Will Not Hold Elections Again

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, who has been in power for nearly two decades, ruled out on Sunday any possibility of future elections in the...

Panama Bill Would Require Influencers to Disclose Paid Posts

Panama’s National Assembly is considering a bill that would require social media influencers and content creators to clearly identify when their posts are paid...

El Salvador’s Bukele Wins Primary for Third Presidential Term

President Nayib Bukele received the official nomination of his Nuevas Ideas party for the 2027 presidential election, clearing the path for a third consecutive...

Visiting El Salvador During the August Holiday Week

Anyone planning to visit El Salvador in early August should be ready for one of the busiest holiday periods, when San Salvador’s patron saint...

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...

Honduras Macaw Rescue Effort Draws Attention to Narco Threats

A new report from The Nation has put international attention on a remote corner of eastern Honduras, where Indigenous Miskito guardians are protecting the...

U.S. Lawmakers Urge Release of Salvadoran Lawyer Ruth López

Nine Democratic members of the U.S. Congress sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio asking him to press for the immediate release...

Costa Rica Questions Russian Military Footprint in Nicaragua

Russia has rejected Costa Rica’s concerns over the presence of Russian military personnel in Nicaragua, saying Moscow’s cooperation with Managua is legal, limited and...

El Salvador Peach Festival Brings Highland Experience to Chalatenango

The eighth Peach Festival opened today in Río Chiquito, a community in the San Ignacio district of Chalatenango Norte. Local producers and tourism operators...

Panama moves 29 high risk inmates to Coiba prompting UNESCO warning

Panama’s Defensoría del Pueblo stated that reopening a penitentiary facility on Coiba Island could compromise the area’s status as a UNESCO World Heritage site....

Panama to Adopt Bukele-Style Prison Measures After La Joyita Escape

Panama will adopt the kind of "hardline" prison reforms of its Latin American neighbors to address failures of its penal system following a mass...

El Salvador Closes National Park for Conservation Work

El Boquerón National Park, one of the easiest volcano stops for visitors staying in San Salvador, is closed from June 15 to July 15,...
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Costa Rica Raises Volcano Alert as Mudflow Risk Increases

Costa Rica has raised the activity level at Rincón de la Vieja Volcano to “precaution” following a sustained increase in eruptions and volcanic mudflows....

Watching the 2026 World Cup Final in a Costa Rica Dive Bar

Since moving to Costa Rica in 1990, I have not missed a World Cup final. I've watched them from a bar, from a friend's...

New 12.5% US Tariff Hits Costa Rican Exports — Here’s What’s Exempt

An additional United States tariff of 12.5% on certain Costa Rican goods took effect at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time today, at the same moment...

What the Caribbean flooding means for your holiday weekend travel

If you are driving to the Caribbean this holiday weekend, plan for the possibility that you will not get there the way you intended....