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Italy’s Sinner Sets Tennis Record, Closes In on Historic Rome Title

Italian Jannik Sinner, the world's top-ranked men's tennis player, made history on Thursday at the Italian Open in Rome, winning a record 32nd consecutive...

Costa Rica’s Caribbean and Southern Tourism Push Faces Years of Delays

Costa Rica's plan to redirect tourism investment toward the Caribbean coast and the Southern Zone is now formally in the hands of Marcos Borges,...

Costa Rica Airport Security Scare Ends After Vehicle Inspection

A security alert tied to an Interpol warning temporarily restricted access to parts of Juan Santamaría International Airport on Wednesday afternoon, prompting a police...

Nicaragua Exile Warns Rosario Murillo May Not Survive Politically Without Ortega

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

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

A Record Snook, a Costa Rica Fishing Story, and a Friendship Behind It

Some fish stories are about the fish. This one is about a friendship. To understand what happened on Saturday, May 9th, off the coast...

Costa Rica Food Earns Spot Among World’s Top 100 Cuisines

Costa Rican cuisine has earned a place on TasteAtlas’ list of the 100 best cuisines, giving the country a modest but welcome boost in...

Costa Rica Moves Ahead With Long-Awaited Central Valley Electric Train

Costa Rica’s long-planned electric train project could begin operating in the Greater Metropolitan Area in about five years, giving the Central Valley a new...

Guanacaste Forest Fires Break Costa Rica’s 2024 Record

Guanacaste is facing one of the most severe forest fire seasons Costa Rica has ever recorded, with the province alone now reporting more fires...

Honduras Police Detain Ex-Mayor Adán Fúnez Over 2024 Activist Killing

Honduras police arrested former Tocoa Mayor Adán Fúnez Martínez on Tuesday along with two other men accused of ordering the 2024 murder of environmental...
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Costa Rica Film Highlights Osa Community Protecting Pumas and Tapirs

A new documentary is drawing attention to a rare conservation story on Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula, where a rural community near Corcovado National Park...

Costa Rica Faces Active Pacific Hurricane Season

The Pacific hurricane season officially opens today, with regional forecasters warning of an active stretch ahead as Central American emergency agencies move into operational...

Dollar Hits Historic Low Against Costa Rica’s Colón for Second Day

The U.S. dollar fell to another historic low against Costa Rica’s colón on Thursday, closing at ¢453.94 in the wholesale foreign-exchange market, known as...

Costa Rica Sloth Groups Expose Florida Animal Death Scandal

It was marketed as a place where sloths would live their “slowest, happiest lives.” In reality, Sloth World Orlando became something closer to a...