Former Costa Rican security minister Celso Gamboa was acquitted of influence peddling but remains in prison awaiting U.S. extradition for alleged ties to Sinaloa Cartel and cocaine trafficking.

The IACHR reviews a petition to bolster precautionary measures for Brörán leader Pablo Sibar after a land invasion in Costa ...

Costa Rica advances plans for a $35M maximum-security prison holding 5,100 inmates, drawing from El Salvador's CECOT to ...

Microplastics contaminate Costa Rica's beaches and oceans at alarming rates, posing risks to health, wildlife, and the ...

A Mongabay investigation reveals Costa Rica authorized the re-export of 12.6 tons of shark fins from Nicaragua to Hong Kong, ...

A UN report exposes a 400% surge in hate speech on Costa Rica's social media, targeting LGBTQ+, women, and democratic ...

In Costa Rica, Sunday soccer is more than a game — it’s a community tradition. From barrio fields to the legacy of Keylor ...

The approval of indefinite presidential re-election in El Salvador has forced dozens of human rights defenders, journalists, ...

In Costa Rica, the Municipality of Santa Cruz demolished five structures on Avellanas Beach following a court order, igniting ...

A Guatemalan court is holding the final hearing in the trial of seven former officials over the 2017 state shelter fire that ...

Costa Rica’s economy is set to grow around 3.5% in 2025, outperforming most of Central America despite global challenges, IMF ...

During a major security announcement for Washington, D.C., the U.S. president compared the city’s crime rate to San José, ...