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Panama Canal Traffic Increases Amid Iran War and Hormuz Blockade

The war in the Middle East has prompted more ships to use the Panama Canal, a senior executive for the interoceanic waterway said Monday....

Nicaragua Celebrates Semana Santa with Unique Religious Traditions

Nicaragua is marking Holy Week with a mix of religious devotion, family travel and local customs that give Semana Santa in the country a...

U.S. Monitors Surge in Detentions of Panama-Flagged Ships in Chinese Ports

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission is closely monitoring a surge in the detention of Panama-flagged vessels at Chinese ports.Officials link the increase to Panama’s...

Human Rights Watch Urges El Salvador to End Bukele’s State of Emergency

The NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the government of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele to end the state of emergency it has maintained...

Guatemalan Court Halts Construction of Maximum-Security Prison

A Guatemalan appeals court provisionally suspended construction of the El Triunfo maximum-security prison on Saturday, one day after President Bernardo Arévalo laid the first...

500 Prisoners Die in El Salvador Custody During Bukele Anti-Gang Crackdown

A Salvadoran human rights organization says at least 500 people have died in state custody since President Nayib Bukele launched his anti-gang offensive four...

Guatemala Begins Building Maximum Security Prison for Gang Members

Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo placed the first stone Friday for a new maximum-security prison in the eastern department of Izabal that will hold more...

Panama Remote Robotic Stroke Procedure Drawing International Attention

A remote robotic stroke procedure carried out in Panama is drawing international attention from specialists who see it as a possible way to get...

El Salvador Rescues 16 Ecuadorian Fishermen Lost in Pacific Waters

El Salvador’s Navy rescued 16 Ecuadorians whose vessel caught fire a week ago in Pacific waters near the Galápagos archipelago, Ecuador’s Navy reported. The...

Panama to Begin Resettlements for Indio River Reservoir Next Year

The public agency that operates the waterway plans to build a 4,600-hectare reservoir on the Indio River, west of the existing route, to store...
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The Cologne Scent Scientists Use to Photograph Jaguars in Costa Rica

Civetone is a powerful macrocyclic ketone and the primary odoriferous constituent of natural civet. Known for its warm, intensely animalic, and powdery-musky scent, it...

Panama Could Be the Next Costa Rica 2014 Says Dely Valdés

Panamanian soccer legend Julio César Dely Valdés believes his country’s national team can be a breakout story at the 2026 World Cup. His title...

Southwest and Delta Raise Bag Fees for Costa Rica Flights

Southwest and Delta have both raised checked bag fees again, adding to the cost of flying to Costa Rica at a time when many...

Despite Costa Rica Deal, U.S. Still Seeks to Deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia

The U.S. government told a federal judge Tuesday that it still intends to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia, even after Costa Rica agreed...