Guatemalan authorities freed hostages on Monday who were being held by gang members in two prisons, including a juvenile facility, in riots attributed to...

El Salvador

El Salvador Fires School Leaders After Bukele Shares Gang Video

AFP -

The Minister of Education ordered the dismissal of the director and deputy director of a public institute shown in a video shared by President...

Crime

Former Costa Rican President Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Faces Trial

Tico Times -

Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, who served as Costa Rica’s president from 1998 to 2002, returned to court on today, to face charges in the so-called...

News

San Jose Airport Achieves Top 5 Global Ranking in Passenger Experience

Tico Times -

Juan Santamaría International Airport in San Jose, Costa Rica's main gateway managed by AERIS, has earned the prestigious Level 5 Customer Experience certification from...

Expat Living

An Expat’s Life with a Rescue Dog in Costa Rica

Don Mateo -

For the past 15 months I have been the primary caretaker of a bona fide street dog, a barrio zaguate called Dorothy. My wife...

Crime

Major Cocaine Seizure in Costa Rica’s South Highlights Ongoing Cartel Fight

Tico Times -

Costa Rican police pulled off a big win against drug traffickers this Sunday, seizing over a ton of cocaine hidden in a tourism minibus...

Environment and Wildlife

In Costa Rica, Rare White-Lipped Peccaries Still Survive

Vincent Losasso -

Today we meet the white-lipped peccary, a large animal that travels in large groups that has disappeared from a large part of its historical...

News

Costa Rica National Parks to Measure Tourism Impact

Tico Times -

Costa Rica will now be able to measure the impact of tourism in its national parks, thanks to innovative environmental technology from The NeverRest...