In a video posted on Twitter, the 35-year-old opposition leader Guaido announced a two-hour strike on Wednesday "to demand that the armed forces side with the people."
Costa Rica on Wednesday joined the United States and regional powers Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Peru, and Argentina, among others, in recognizing opposition leader Juan Guaidó as Venezuela's president.
Costa Rica recognized Juan Guaidó as the president of Venezuela. Guaidó , head of Venezuela’s national assembly, declared himself acting president of Venezuela on Wednesday during a mass opposition rally against Nicolas Maduro.
At least four people have died following overnight clashes ahead of Wednesday's rival protests in Venezuela by supporters and opponents of President Nicolas Maduro, police and a non-governmental organization said.
A group of soldiers rose up against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro at a command post near Caracas on Monday, but were quickly arrested after posting an appeal for public support in a video, the government said.
The Lima Group, including Costa Rica, issued a statement: "The main message is without a doubt the non-recognition of the legitimacy of the new period of the Venezuelan regime."
Latin America and the Caribbean is the most violent region on the planet, accounting for 39 percent of the world's murders, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) said in a study published on Thursday.
Of the 13 countries that participated in the second regional meeting on Venezuelan migration, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay signed the so-called regional “Plan of Action.”
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's dictatorship has proved to be more lethal against citizen protesters than Nicolás Maduro's in Venezuela, not only because it has...
