American exchange student, German tourist missing in Quepos
In two separate incidents, both an exchange student from the United States and a tourist from Germany went missing in Quepos on Sunday, according to the Red Cross.…
Panama Canal’s new locks are leaking. Really leaking. (VIDEO)
The contractor overseeing the Panama Canal expansion is in deep water. After severe leakage problems became visible, the relevant state authority, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) issued a warning that…
Humpback whales find sanctuary for raising young in Costa Rica
Every year some 700 humpback whales from the Northern Hemisphere swim down to Marino Ballena National Park, located on the South Pacific side of Costa Rica, to mate and give…
Nicoya hospital workers, medical staff to begin “indefinite” strike on Tuesday
Workers and medical staff at the public Hospital La Anexión in Nicoya will begin an “indefinite” strike at 6 a.m. on Tuesday in protest against the privatization of cleaning and…
Elderly American rancher murdered in Costa Rica
The body of an 85-year-old Cuban-American man was found inside a barrel over the weekend at his house in southern Costa Rica, the Judicial Investigative Police (OIJ) said.…
Case of park ranger sentenced for attempted murder takes stunning turn: ranger faces charges of drug trafficking
Environmental groups in Costa Rica expressed their outrage this week over a 12-year prison sentence handed down to former park ranger, Mauricio Steller Fallas for attempted murder last Friday, but…
Nature Air invests $2.5 million to double its fleet, says new Nicaragua, Panama routes coming soon
Costa Rica air carrier, Nature Air announced on Thursday the purchase of four additional aircraft to expand its fleet with an investment of US $2.5 million, which will double the…
This feisty UN agency just put Guatemala’s president in jail for corruption
Guatemalans took to the streets on Thursday, armed with flags, fireworks and vuvuzelas. So spirited was the celebration that it might have seemed this small Central American country had won…
