El Salvador’s justice system on Monday opened a trial against some 486 people accused of belonging to the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), including several founders and leaders, in the first mass trial against the command structure of a gang. Among thousands of crimes, according to the Attorney General’s Office, the group ordered the killing of 87 …
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Two Costa Rican properties have earned spots on Travel + Leisure magazine’s 2026 It List of the world’s 100 best new hotels. The publication considered nearly 250 properties across 40 countries scheduled to open or complete renovations between February 2025 and February 2026. The Costa Rican hotels selected were Hotel Fermata, in Santa Teresa, and …
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Air Transat will add a new nonstop route between Quebec City and Costa Rica starting December 15, giving travelers a direct link from Jean Lesage International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport in San José. The route was announced as part of the airline’s winter 2026-2027 program, and published schedule data list the service as …
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For Latin American tennis fans looking for a strong clay-court push ahead of Roland Garros, Tuesday brought another setback. Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia, the 2023 Roland Garros semifinalist and one of the region’s most recognizable names on the WTA Tour, was swept out of the Madrid Open in the first round by Spain’s Jessica Bouzas …
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Panama took custody Monday of the main suspect in the 1994 bombing of Alas Chiricanas Flight 901, the deadliest terrorist attack in the country’s history. Ali Zaki Hage Jalil, a 57-year-old Colombian-Venezuelan national of Lebanese descent, arrived at Tocumen International Airport in Panama City yesterday under heavy security. Police transferred him immediately to the headquarters …
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Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump is suffering from a mental breakdown after launching, alongside Israel, the war in the Middle East. In his most recent public appearances, Ortega had kept a more measured tone about Trump following the war unleashed on February 28 by Israeli and U.S. attacks against …
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Costa Rica will begin enforcing new fines on April 30 against people who enter national parks and other protected wild areas through illegal access points or take part in unauthorized activities inside them. The measure was published yesterday and takes effect 10 days later because the text does not include an immediate start clause. Illegal …
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Costa Rica will release a new ₡25 coin on Wednesday that pays tribute to Arenal Volcano, putting one of Alajuela’s best-known landmarks into the hands of collectors and, eventually, everyday users of the colón. The coin is the sixth of seven designs in the Central Bank’s “Emblematic Sites of Our Provinces” series, which highlights one …
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The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has released $10.5 million to help communities in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador prepare for severe drought in the Central American Dry Corridor. The funding was given after early forecasts showed major rainfall shortfalls, targets around 145,000 vulnerable people. Officials say the money will support anticipatory measures …
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Costa Rican prosecutors are warning about a rise in reckless driving on some of our country’s busiest roads, saying the pattern is feeding more criminal cases tied to dangerous behavior behind the wheel. In Alajuela and Atenas, authorities say alcohol, extreme speed and illegal street racing continue to show up again and again in cases …
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