Important update: the Costa Rica Coin ₡500 is no longer legal tender. Learn how to exchange it at authorized banks.

United States President Donald Trump visited the new $450M 'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant detention center in Florida’s ...

Team USA, led by Mauricio Pochettino, faces underdog Guatemala in a high-stakes 2025 Gold Cup semifinal. With historic ...

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In a historic first, Costa Rica’s Supreme Court has asked Congress to lift President Rodrigo Chaves’ immunity over alleged corruption involving $32,000 in misused public funds ...

Chiquita Brands has shut down operations in Panama after $75 million in losses due to protests, laying off over 6,500 workers.

In El Salvador’s 10 de Octubre neighborhood, residents recount years of terror under MS-13 as President Bukele’s crackdown ...

A retired Nicaraguan military officer, Aníbal Rivas Reed, has been sentenced to 50 years for treason in what his family calls ...

USA and Costa Rica battled to a 2-2 draw in the Gold Cup quarterfinals before the United States clinched victory in a ...

Learn about the eyelash palm-pitviper of Costa Rica, a vividly colored venomous snake with unique “eyelash” scales.

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele mocked a Paris Fashion Week show that depicted his mega-prison inmates, accusing it of ...

Celebrate Costa Rica Pride in San José, where participants proudly display rainbow flags and advocate for LGBTIQ+ rights.