Costa Rica's Immigration Administration will provide foreigners with a little extra flexibility as countries restrict travel due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Costa Rica's Immigration Administration will provide foreigners with a little extra flexibility as countries restrict travel due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Costa Rica's Immigration Administration will provide foreigners with a little extra flexibility as countries restrict travel due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Costa Rica's Immigration Administration will provide foreigners with a little extra flexibility as countries restrict travel due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The UN urged countries Tuesday to take joint responsibility for caring for surging numbers of displaced people, while wealthy nations faced criticism for not shouldering their "fair share" of the burden.
The closure of the shelter that housed 85 and fed 150 people a day is likely to further concentrate immigrants in the area around Peñas Blancas, as more arrive every day with no way forward.
Costa Rica is the Latin American country with the highest percentage of immigrants living in its territory, making up 9 percent of the total population, according to data compiled by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), released earlier this month.
Doctors at the Tomás Casas Hospital in Costa Rica’s southern region on Wednesday evening dismissed rumors of an alleged case of Ebola at their medical facility as false.