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Embracing Costa Rica’s Tropical Life Amid Pittsburgh Winters

There I am, scrolling through some digital photos one evening, and I find one I like: palm trees on the beach. That’s nice, I...

The undoing of Gary Webb and today’s news organizations

My impression of Gary Webb was that, in addition to being a novice to tumultuous Central American politics, he was dead set on his thesis that the Contras originated the crack cocaine epidemic in the United States.

Nicaraguan migrants don’t follow other Central Americans to US, choosing Costa Rica instead

Despite being the second poorest country in the Americas after Haiti, Nicaragua is not counted among other Central American countries sending thousands of immigrants to the U.S. Instead of traveling north, Nicaraguans have been going south to Costa Rica in search of economic opportunity.

Diplomat-turned-scholar Héctor Silva exposes police corruption in El Salvador

Nearly 20 years later, journalist, diplomat and now published author Héctor Silva Ávalos still cannot get that afternoon in late 1995 out of his head.

Climate change, coral reefs, deforestation and dengue

The 21st century will present gloomy challenges for Costa Rica and the rest of Latin America, such as the collapse of wildlife habitats, animal extinction, water scarcity and the spread of disease in an already vulnerable population.

Did Costa Rica Aid CIA’s Alleged Arms-for-Drugs Scheme in the 1980s?

Lafitte Fernández claims that in the 1980s, the administration of U.S. President Ronald Reagan went into league with the largest drug traffickers of the era to ship copious quantities of cocaine through Costa Rica and El Salvador to the United States to help support the Contras.

A modern-day Fitzcarraldo of the drug world

How a high school-educated drug smuggler built a fleet of submarines – in the middle of the jungle – to ferry cocaine to the United States. It was a system straight from the mind of Lex Luthor.

Biden circles Xi as U.S. duels China for Latin America ties

Latin America's natural resources and rising middle class are prompting competition between the U.S. and China over influence in the region.

Winners and losers in Nicaragua’s ‘Grand Canal’ project

The cost of the project has been estimated at $30 billion and is likely to take over a decade to complete.

Costa Rica Cracks Down On Underground Cockfighting

Cockfighting was banned in Costa Rica in 1922. Now a group of breeders believe its time legalize again the ancient and gory sport. Seriously.

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Retired Nicaraguan Army Captain Sentenced to 50 Years for Treason

A retired military officer was sentenced to 50 years in prison in Nicaragua for the crime of "treason against the homeland," his family denounced...

Life After MS-13 in El Salvador as Residents Seek a Fragile Peace

Esperanza Martinez lost three relatives who were murdered and saw numerous bodies left in the streets of her neighborhood, a former stronghold of the...

Costa Rica’s Eyelash Viper Snake Is One of the Most Beautiful

There are at least 141 different species of snakes in Costa Rica. With that large number of species packed into such a tiny nation,...

Costa Rica’s Pride March 2025 Defies Restrictions and Celebrates Diversity

A large crowd gathered in Paseo Colón, San José, to participate in the LGBTIQ+ Pride March 2025. It began at noon, as people marched...

Costa Rica Pushes USA to the Brink but Falls in Penalty Heartbreak

If you just caught the end of the USA vs. Costa Rica Gold Cup quarterfinal, you probably feel like you need another cup of...
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