Costa Rica's Foreign Minister Manuel González Sanz on Thursday expressed concern over the country's chilly relations with the Sandinista administration of Daniel Ortega to the north. González spoke about Costa Rica-Nicaragua relations during a two-hour hearing at the Legislative Assembly’s International Affairs Commission.
Nicaraguan officials on Monday appeared before the International Court of Justice in The Hague to file a last response in the case against Costa Rica for alleged environmental damage caused by the construction of a road parallel to the San Juan River, a natural border between the two countries.
Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo SolÃs on Friday visited the isolated and impoverished border area in northern Costa Rica, the site of a troubled road project plagued by scandals and initiated by the previous administration of Laura Chinchilla.
Costa Rican prosecutors are investigating the mayor of Santa Cruz, his son and seven others over suspected irregularities involving beachfront hotel construction permits and coastal land concessions in Guanacaste.
Fantasy, science fiction, and dystopian stories written by Costa Rican authors will take center stage at Comic Con Costa Rica 2026, bringing local literature...