One American dead, three missing after helicopter crash on Costa Rica-Nicaragua border
A US man was killed Tuesday and another three people went missing in a helicopter crash on the San Juan River in southern Nicaragua, which defines most of the border…
Costa Rica construction sector makes surprise recovery this year
After witnessing a contraction in 2014, Costa Rica’s construction sector made a surprise recovery this year with positive growth, according to the Costa Rican Chamber of Construction (CCC).…
Citizen group presents thousands of signatures to President Solis calling for end to fuel monopoly
A citizen action group known as “No mas RECOPE” (No More RECOPE) has presented a proposal accompanied by thousands of signatures calling for a national referendum to end the monopoly…
Truck driver arrested with nearly US $1 million in cash on Costa Rica-Nicaragua border
According to Costa Rica’s Drug Control Police (PCD), the cash was discovered in two spare tires. The truck driver was traveling south from Honduras with a load of construction…
Demonstrators in Guatemala set off-duty army soldier on fire
A Guatemalan army soldier suffered burns over 40 percent of his body after being doused with gasoline and set on fire by a group of demonstrators, the spokesman for that…
Coiba Island: A haunted prison in paradise on Central America’s largest island
Occupying an area of 194 square miles, Coiba is the largest island of Central America and, until just over a decade ago, was one of the largest operating island prison…
Tensions high as Nicaragua closes border to more than 1,000 Cuban migrants arriving from Costa Rica
Nicaragua has sent more than 1,000 Cuban migrants, heading to the United States, back to Costa Rica, accusing San Jose of deliberately sparking a humanitarian crisis.…
French Embassy in Costa Rica to hold candlelight vigil for Paris victims Monday evening
The French Embassy in Costa Rica will hold a candlelight vigil in honor of the victims of the Friday terrorist attacks in Paris.…
