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Nicaragua Celebrates Semana Santa with Unique Religious Traditions

The Tico Times - March 30, 2026

Latin America

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

El Salvador

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

Guatemala

Guatemalan Court Halts Construction of Maximum-Security Prison

Latin America

Maduro Son Calls Charges Unlikely to Be Dropped in U.S. Drug Case

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Nicolás Maduro’s son said that he trusts the U.S. legal system even as he called the case against his father tainted by what he...

El Salvador

El Salvador Rescues 16 Ecuadorian Fishermen Lost in Pacific Waters

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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...

Latin America

Panama to Begin Resettlements for Indio River Reservoir Next Year

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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...

Latin America

Colombian Military Aircraft Crash in Putumayo Kills 66

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A Colombian Air Force C-130 Hercules transport plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Puerto Leguízamo in the southern department of Putumayo on March 23,...

Cuba

Humanitarian aid flotilla arrives in crisis-hit Cuba

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The first boat in a flotilla carrying medical supplies, food, and solar panels arrived in Cuba on Tuesday to help the island as a...

Latin America

Nicaragua shows jailed Bayardo Arce after disappearance allegations

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The Nicaraguan government published photos on Sunday of historic Sandinista commander Bayardo Arce after his children denounced the forced disappearance of the former ally...

Honduras

Honduras Agrees With the U.S. to Work Jointly Against Organized Crime

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Honduras pledged on Sunday to work with U.S. security agencies to fight drug trafficking, following a meeting between Kristi Noem, Washington’s special envoy for...

Cuba

Cubans in Costa Rica Protest Outside Embassy in San José

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Cuban protesters living in Costa Rica rallied Saturday outside the Cuban Embassy in San José, denouncing repression on the island and backing Costa Rica’s...

Latin America

At Miami Open Latin American players make their mark during a busy day

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Latin American players delivered some of the strongest storylines of the day at the Miami Open on Saturdy, with Chile’s Alejandro Tabilo and Argentina’s...

Cuba

Cuba Criticizes Costa Rica’s Diplomatic Downgrade, Citing U.S. Pressure

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Cuba accused Costa Rica of acting under U.S. pressure after the Central American nation closed its embassy in Havana and ordered most Cuban diplomats...