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PHOTOS: The rainy season in Jacó

Photographer Joe Tabacca captured the striking visual contrasts of the rainy season in Jacó, Costa Rica in this gallery for The Tico Times.

Afro-Caribbean Day in Limón Costa Rica

Certainly! Here's a 200+ word description of Afro-Caribbean Day in Limón, Costa Rica: Afro-Caribbean Day, celebrated annually on August 31st in Limón, Costa Rica, is...

PHOTOS: Celebrating Costa Rican moms

On this Mother's Day, photographer Arnaldo González brings us portraits of Costa Rican mothers.

PHOTOS: Guanacaste celebrates 192 years of being part of Costa Rica

Photos from the 192nd anniversary celebration of the annexation of the Partido de Nicoya, today known as Guanacaste.

African, Cuban migrant children in limbo at Panama-Costa Rica border

Children as young as 2 are among those who have spent weeks in Paso Canoas hoping for a breakthrough that would allow them to continue their journey north to the U.S.

New government lionfish commission to take on invasive species

A new commission will provide government support for the removal of invasive lionfish in the Caribbean.

San José streets empty for Semana Santa

Beautifully empty downtown San José on Good Friday.

Obama addresses the Cuban nation in historic Havana visit

"Sí se puede," U.S. President Barack Obama told the Cuban people Tuesday in a nationwide address that promised a new beginning and a bright future together. "Yes we can."

Obama, Castro hail ‘new day’ for US-Cuba relations

U.S. President Barack Obama and his Cuban counterpart Raúl Castro vowed Monday in Havana to set aside their differences in pursuit of what the U.S. president called a "new day" for the relationship between the neighbors. President Castro, not used to press conferences, also refused to admit Cuba has political prisoners.

Costa Rica winds down humanitarian mission for Cuban migrants with presidential send-off

As Costa Rica’s president bids farewell to one of the last groups of Cubans stranded here for months, many who are leaving say more islanders will follow.
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Panama rejects China’s threat over annulled port contract in the canal

Panama on Wednesday rejected China’s warning that it would pay a “high price” for annulling the contract that allowed a Hong Kong company to...

Costa Rica’s president-elect takes cabinet post to manage transition

Costa Rica’s president-elect, right-wing politician Laura Fernández, was sworn in on Wednesday as chief of staff to organize the transfer of power, an unprecedented...

Costa Rica’s Elections Deliver First-Ever Female Majority in Legislative Assembly

In a landmark development for gender representation, women have claimed 30 of the 57 seats in Costa Rica's Legislative Assembly after the February 1...

Latin American Governments Violate Human Rights Under Cover of Trump Policies

Far from curbing Donald Trump’s assault on the global human rights system, several Latin American governments are using the U.S. president’s policies as an...