isla san lucas

The Tico Times - February 20, 2022

The island prison of San Lucas was so notorious that even the most hardened criminals would weep when they learned that was where they...

Alejandro Zúñiga - June 23, 2021

The two conservation areas are united by virtue of having contained legendary prisons

Alejandro Zúñiga - October 8, 2020

Something of Costa Rica's own version of Alcatraz, the island was once home to one of the most notorious prisons in the country's history.

Alejandro Zúñiga - August 24, 2020

Costa Rica on Monday celebrated the 50th anniversary of its national parks system by creating another national park.

The Tico Times - September 2, 2016

Our 2005 interview with Costa Rica's renowned inmate-turned-author: José León Sánchez, whose 1963 novel is now onstage at Teatro Espressivo.