An unidentified Costa Rican man sleeps on a pew as he waits with other squatters who have taken up residence in the Metropolitan Cathedral in San Jose. Approximately 180 families have moved into the Cathedral to seek government aid after being evicted from land claimed by a banana company near Bambuzal, Costa Rica over the weekend. (AP Photo/Kent Gilbert) Click for larger image!

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Villalobos To Stay in Jail
The UCCR, through it's lawyer José Miguel Villalobos (no relation to the brothers Enrique and Osvaldo Villalobos) informs us that this past Monday, the non-renewable one-year term that was fixed to finalize the investigation against the Villalobos brothers, by the prosecutor expired.     >more


Mexico Argues Before Inter-American Human Rights Court 
The Inter-American Human Rights Court in San José, Costa Rica, on Tuesday listened for four hours as Mexico defended its justice system's decision to imprison a Mexican-American who human rights groups say was beaten by police until he confessed to a double murder.   >more
 

Nicaraguans in Costa Rica in Support of Rodriguez
Former Costa Rican president Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, who is looking to occupy the position of Secretary of the Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA), who already has 32 of the 34 votes necessary, got a boost yesterday.  >more
 

Costa Rican Trip Brings a Wealth of Experiences to Travelers
Eight Wisconsin High School students, accompanied by Spanish teacher and program coordinator Lisa Hendrickson and science teacher Kelly Burns, returned April 15 from a 13-day visit to Costa Rica.   >more
 

Horse Meat Being Sold as Beef
The stealing livestock has seen a considerable increase lately. Gangs have dedicated themselves to this for some time, however, in the past year this activity has seen an alarming increase that now includes the theft of horses.  >more
 

Nicaragua to begin destruction of SAM-7 missiles from May
The chief of the Nicaraguan Army,Gen. Javier Carrion, confirmed Wednesday that the first phase of the destruction of 350 land-air SAM-7 missiles, decided unilaterally by the Nicaraguan government, is to begin in May.   >more
 

Central American Armed Forces meet in Nicaragua
The Central American Armed Forces Conference (CAFC) convened a meeting on Wednesday at Nicaragua's capital Managua to discuss actions against drug dealing, fundamentalist terrorism and organized crime.  >more
 

FAO urges Latin America to step up anti-hunger fight
The Latin American and Caribbean governments must show political will and provide economic resources to mitigate the hunger problem that afflicts the region, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said Wednesday.  >more

 

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