Poás Volcano National Park is an otherworldly place where mossy green forests surround a steaming acid lake. And it's not a bad place to go on Costa Rican Mother's Day.
The American flag was raised Friday over the U.S. Embassy in Havana beside the three Marines who last lowered the Stars and Stripes more than a half-century ago in a day of history-making symbolism as more Cold War vestiges were put to rest.
Counting down the top 10 goals in Costa Rica football history. Included on the list are Tico legends, like Rolando Fonseca and Paulo Wanchope, as well as some modern mainstays like Bryan Ruíz and Joel Campbell.
Zimbabwe on Friday called for the extradition of Walter Palmer, the Minnesota trophy hunter who shot and killed Cecil the lion. Palmer and his guide have said the killing of the tagged lion, who was a favorite among tourists, was a mistake and that calls for severe punishment are out of proportion.
Giving guidance on regulatory compliance and help with networking are normal practices at U.S. embassies around the world. But they're still foreign territory for U.S. officials at the reopened embassy in Cuba.
PLAYA OSTIONAL, Guanacaste – Sea foam laps the shore as the sun rises over the ocean. It’s 5 a.m. on a calm, beautiful morning, but the residents of Ostional aren’t out to enjoy a leisurely walk on the beach – they’re hard at work.
President Barack Obama made the closure of the controversial offshore prison a priority when he took office in 2009, but the plan has faced numerous setbacks, including Congress blocking the transfer of detainees to U.S. prisons.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A diplomatic freeze that stretched back five decades, outlasting the Cold War and nine U.S. presidencies, officially ended Monday as Cuba and the United States reopened embassies.
