BREAKING: Drug lord ‘El Chapo’ CAPTURED in Mexico
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto says authorities have captured fugitive drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, who brazenly escaped from prison through a secret underground tunnel seven months ago.…
Costa Rica police have been systematically seizing legally carried firearms, citizens complain to the Constitutional Court
Costa Rica police officers have been systematically seizing legally registered firearms from citizens with the proper permits to carry them since mid-October of last year, and the situation has worsened…
Security video captures violent attack on Dutch couple at Costa Rica hotel
A security camera captured the scene on Tuesday as the Dutch husband-and-wife owners of an eco-lodge came under violent attack as part of a botched armed robbery on their business,…
Thousands in Escazu, Santa Ana, and Desamparados could see water rationing up to 12 hours per day beginning later this month
Tens of thousands if not more households in Escazu, Santa Ana, Salitral, and Desamparados – an estimated 150,000 people - are expected to begin suffering from water rationing toward the…
Latin America is the deadliest region for human rights, environmental activists, group says
Latin America is the deadliest region for human rights activists with scores killed defending land rights, the environment and the rights of LGBTI and indigenous people, a campaign group said…
Costa Rica “strongly condemns” North Korea’s first test of thermonuclear weapon
The government of Costa Rica said it “strongly condemns” the test of North Korea’s first thermonuclear weapon, colloquially referred to as a hydrogen bomb or “H-Bomb” because it employs hydrogen…
Venezuela blasts Costa Rica “interference” in internal affairs; calls the country a “vassal to imperial interests”
Venezuela’s “Ministry of Popular Power for Foreign Relations” blasted Costa Rica for allegedly interfering in its internal affairs in a diplomatic letter send to Costa Rica’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs…
Watch celebrity chef, Jamie Oliver’s take on a healthy Costa Rican classic (VIDEO)
Celebrity chef, Jamie Oliver was recently inspired by a trip to Costa Rica where he received a taste of the traditional Sopa Negra (literally, ‘black soup’), a healthy and traditionally…
