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Costa Rica feels the chill from North America’s cold snap

Two homeless men reportedly died from hypothermia in San José.

Costa Rica approaches presidential elections with an uncertain scenario

The lawyer Juan Diego Castro has never run for office and belongs to a tiny party that has only produced one elected representative in...

Costa Rica murder rate hits record high in 2017

That works out to a rate of 12.1 murders per 100,000 inhabitants.

Investigation continues into causes of plane crash in Costa Rica

Ten U.S. citizens and two Costa Rican crew members died Dec. 31 when the small plane they had just boarded crashed and burst into flames shortly after takeoff.

Following Trump, Guatemala begins process to move embassy to Jerusalem

Guatemala's leader made the embassy announcement on Christmas Eve, three days after two-thirds of UN member states – Costa Rica among them – denounced Trump's decision to have the United States recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

Ticos show support for Hondurans as Tegucigalpa returns to normal

After days of unrest, the Honduran capital Tegucigalpa was slowly returning to normal, with schools and universities opening their doors again.

ICE seeks annulment of $112 million payment to Italian company

The state-owned Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) asked for an annulment of the mediation proceedings that require the institute to provide a large payment...

Legislative committee requests ethics sanctions against Costa Rican president

These criticisms of the president were included in the final report of the committee that investigated loans of more than $30 million from Costa Rican public banks to the cement importer.

Costa Rica’s elections 2018: a primer

In days of yore, Costa Rican elections were called a “fiesta electoral,” a celebration of democracy where many Costa Ricans were fiercely and visibly...

Billionaire Piñera to return as Chile’s president

Billionaire Sebastian Piñera will return to power as Chile's president next year, following a runoff election held Sunday. Electoral authorities said the 68-year-old conservative, who...

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