Hope emerged Thursday after the Central American Trade and Health ministers agreed on a series of biosafety guidelines for the transport of goods to prevent the spread of the virus.
About 20% of Costa Rican foreign trade is done with Central American countries and, of that total, 90% is mobilized by cargo trucks, according to official data.
About 20% of Costa Rican foreign trade is done with Central American countries and, of that total, 90% is mobilized by cargo trucks, according to official data.
An eight-year-old migrant from Guatemala died in government custody on Tuesday, US Customs and Border Protection said, the second child fatality in US detention this month.
The Tico Times sat down with Communications Minister Mauricio Herrera to talk about how the government is approaching the latest wave of unauthorized immigration, which included more than 1,400 people in May.
Panama reached a deal to transfer nearly 4,000 U.S.-bound Cubans stranded on its territory to Mexico and announced Monday that the country would close its southern border with Colombia to Cubans without visas.
Border runs are never convenient but if you have to renew your Costa Rica visa in Nicaragua this week your timing is worse that usual. A rush of Cuban migrants through the region has caused border closures and delays.
