The Costa Rica checklist. For the average visitor, it reads something like: Volcano, cloud forest, rain forest, beach, waterfall, coffee tour, etc. Think of...

Cuba

Cuba Aid Sailboats Arrive in Havana After Disappearance at Sea

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The two sailboats transporting humanitarian aid to Cuba arrived in Havana yesterday after a long journey from Mexico during which they disappeared and were...

Latin America

Venezuela’s Maduro Breaks Silence From Brooklyn Prison After US Arrest

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Deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro said he is doing well in a message published Saturday on social media, the first since he was captured...

Environment and Wildlife

Costa Rica announces gradual ban on bee-killing pesticide used by farmers

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Costa Rica will phase out the insecticide fipronil over two years to cut risks to bees and the environment while limiting disruption to farmers....

News

Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos Lands in Costa Rica With Wife

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Jeff Bezos touched down in Costa Rica the other day. The Amazon founder arrived with his wife Lauren Sánchez aboard a private jet at...

News

Miami Open Women’s Final Aryna Sabalenka Beats Coco Gauff for Title

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Aryna Sabalenka completed the Sunshine Double on Saturday, March 28, beating Coco Gauff 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 in the Miami Open women’s final and defending...

El Salvador

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

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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...

News

Jeff Bezos’s Super Yacht Koru Sails Through Costa Rica Waters

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One of the world’s most recognizable private yachts has made an appearance off Costa Rica’s Pacific coast. Koru, the giant sailing yacht tied to...

Guatemala

Guatemala Begins Building Maximum Security Prison for Gang Members

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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...