Drug trafficking is taking a growing toll on ecosystems in Costa Rica’s southern Pacific region, where environmental authorities warn that criminal groups are moving...
Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Agency is warning the public about a rise in scams involving the fake sale of U.S. dollars through hacked WhatsApp...
A rise in violence and theft in downtown Cartago is changing the way merchants do business, with some closing earlier, reinforcing storefronts and watching...
Costa Rican police detained 19 Nicaraguan nationals in irregular migratory status during operations in Crucitas de Cutris over the past week, in the latest...
U.S. authorities have renewed their push to extradite Jonathan Álvarez Alfaro, the Costa Rican suspect known as “El Profe” or “Gato,” reviving a case...
Panama and Costa Rica consolidated a strategic alliance April 11 to strengthen security along their shared border and jointly confront transnational organized crime. The...
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Lufthansa will increase its direct service between Frankfurt Airport and Costa Rica’s San Jose Airport from three to five weekly flights during the 2026–2027...
Panama City is hosting the official inauguration of the Centroamérica Cuenta literary festival Tuesday night, as one of Central America’s most important cultural gatherings...
Costa Rica's pineapple growers have formally asked the Central Bank to explain why the colón keeps strengthening against the dollar, a sign that pressure...
