Scenic beaches and cold bottles of Imperial pervade Costa Rica’s image as a world-renowned tourist destination. But a darker side lurks behind the pura vida. Sex tourism,…
[caption id="attachment_35060" align="alignright" width="235"] (Courtesy FBI)[/caption] The American Nicaraguan School, where a suspected U.S. serial child molester taught for almost a year, denied that any of its…
A suspected child molester may have abused at least 90 young boys at international American schools since 1972, and many of the victims may not be aware of what…
Harsh prison conditions, domestic abuse and human trafficking are among the top concerns for Costa Rica, according to the United States State Department’s 2013 Human Rights Practices…
When Eduardo Mora began his preliminary inquiries into the sex tourism industry in Costa Rica for the National University, he started by outlining five types of tourists…
Costa Rica is a source and destination for human sex trafficking and forced labor, according to the U.S. Department of State’s 2011 Trafficking in Persons report. The…
