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El Salvador Lagoon Turns Turquoise, Drawing Crowds

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Panama Welcomes Centroamérica Cuenta Literary Festival This Week

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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...

El Salvador Tourism Growth Continues With Record April Visitor Numbers

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El Salvador received 473,000 international visitors in April, a 36 percent increase from the same month in 2025, according to figures from the country’s...

Panama Hosts Largest Multinational Canal Protection Exercise

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Twelve nations will send more than 1,500 security personnel to Panama for Panamax 2026, the largest multinational training exercise of the year focused on...

Panama Canal Rules Out 2026 Transit Restrictions Despite El Niño

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The Panama Canal Authority ruled out ship transit restrictions for the rest of 2026 even as El Niño conditions take hold in Panama. The...

US Plans to Indict Former Cuban President Raúl Castro

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The US Justice Department is preparing to seek a federal indictment against Raúl Castro, Cuba’s former president, according to multiple officials familiar with the...

Panama President Rules Out Negotiating With Gangs Amid Violence Surge

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Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino said Thursday his government will not negotiate with gang leaders and will keep a reinforced police presence on the...

Panama Open to Talks With Costa Rica on Meat and Dairy Ban

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Panama’s government has signaled willingness to discuss its long-running restrictions on Costa Rican beef, dairy, poultry, fruits and vegetables, but cattle producers immediately drew...

U.S. Deportations of Salvadorans Nearly Double in First Quarter of 2026

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U.S. authorities deported 5,033 Salvadorans between January and March 2026. That total represents a nearly 98 percent jump from the 2,547 recorded in the...

Nicaragua Exile Warns Rosario Murillo May Not Survive Politically Without Ortega

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Nicaragua’s co-president Rosario Murillo would not survive in power after the death of her husband, Daniel Ortega, former guerrilla commander Mónica Baltodano said in...

Guatemala Reports Sharp Increase in Virtual Kidnappings

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Guatemalan authorities are reporting a sharp increase in virtual kidnapping extortion schemes that deceive victims with fabricated threats against family members and demand immediate...