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Tropical Storm Sara Weakens and Causes Devastation in Central America

The tropical storm Sara weakened as it passed through Belize and will reach Guatemala and southern Mexico as a tropical depression after causing flooding...

Tropical Storm Sara Causes Severe Flooding in Honduras and Costa Rica

The United States' National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported that the storm is moving at a speed of 4 km/h with maximum sustained winds of...

Nicaragua closes 15 NGOs amid rising tensions with the Catholic Church

The Nicaraguan government shut down 15 NGOs, including six religious ones, according to decrees published this Friday in the official newspaper La Gaceta. One...

Panama Floods Claim 11 Lives as Government Declares State of Emergency

Eleven people have died in Panama due to storms that, over the last twelve days, have caused over 100 million dollars in losses from...

China’s Online Retail Giants Transform Shopping Habits in Latin America

For Isidora Olave, shopping malls are a thing of the past. This young Chilean shops on Shein, Temu, or AliExpress—the ultra-cheap Chinese online stores...

Families in El Salvador Demand Justice and Answers for Detained Loved Ones

Jonathan Santos was playing a video game when he was arrested at his home during an anti-gang operation near San Salvador. Two years later,...
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The Making of Traditional Costa Rica Pottery from Guaitil

Guaitil is a community of true authenticity preserving history and time throughout the years, there are no replicas or facades here, just ingenuity and...

Thanksgiving Around the World: A Celebration of Gratitude and Harvest

Thanksgiving may be most synonymous with the United States, but similar traditions of gratitude and harvest celebrations exist worldwide, many predating the Pilgrims’ 1621...

Costa Rican Seeks to Re-Legalize Open-Pit Mining

In a move that has sparked debate over economic potential and environmental risks, President Rodrigo Chaves announced Wednesday that his government plans to re-legalize...