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Route 1856: President Chinchilla’s nightmare

Costa Rican government has spent more than $40 million on the project, which has yet to be completed.

Border route probe almost ends in fight

A former Costa Rican government engineer challenged a lawmaker to a fight in the street.

Celebrating Juan Santamaría Day: Costa Rica’s Hero of 1856

Today is Juan Santamaría Day, the anniversary of the most famous battle in Costa Rican history, which took place in 1856, when a simple...

Nicaragua’s Pastora confirms request to obtain navigation rights on Costa Rican river

The former revolutionary leader known as “Comandante Cero” says resumption of works on Route 1856 is yet another provocation by the Tico government.

Prosecutor’s Office raids National Emergency Commission a second time

Investigators are looking for information on payments made for the controversial Route 1856 along the Nicaraguan border.

Prosecutor’s Office to charge 26 people for failed border road project

Costa Rica’s General Prosecutor Jorge Chavarría Guzmán said shoddy work on the failed project caused economic losses for the country of some ₡1.2 billion ($2 million).

Chief prosecutor pledges indictments in border road scandal by year end

Costa Rica’s General Prosecutor Jorge Chavarría Guzmán said he is almost ready to file charges for corruption in the failed construction of a road along the border with Nicaragua.

Life along the Costa Rica-Nicaragua border

LOS CHILES, Alajuela — We left San José around 9 a.m. in a rented car and headed towards the north of the country. The...

Costa Rica’s border road, ‘la trocha’ confounds

Since its inception, the road project that parallels the San Juan River and the Nicaraguan border has been a political nightmare. But for all its controversy, the road itself has largely been a mystery to the general public.

At world court, Costa Rica claims Nicaragua violated border treaty

Costa Rica’s legal team on Wednesday wrapped up a first stage of hearings at The Hague-based International Court of Justice with closing arguments in a case against Nicaragua for the alleged invasion of three square kilometers of wetlands during dredging operations in the border area.

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