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A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck El Salvador on Sunday at 9:50 PM local time. The epicenter was located 9 km south of the Conchagua district in La Unión Department, about 180 km southeast of San Salvador. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported the earthquake’s depth at 15.4 km. The […]

This Saturday, Liberia Airport and the Costa Rican Tourism Board (ICT) inaugurated a new flight route connecting Costa Rica and Philadelphia, USA. As confirmed by the ICT, the flight will operate every Saturday until March 30, 2025. This marks the first direct connection between Costa Rica and Philadelphia International Airport, […]

Hundreds of Guatemalan Catholics symbolically expelled evil spirits on Saturday by burning the “devil” in street bonfires during a traditional celebration on the eve of the Feast of the Virgin of Conception. The “Burning of the Devil,” which dates back to colonial times, began at nightfall, accompanied by fireworks to […]

It’s almost Christmas! As an expat, it can sometimes get hard when Christmas is around the corner. And, if you have kids, it’s even harder! Everywhere we go, we are presented with Christmas stimuli – stunning decorations, twinkling lights, Christmas music, tasty treats beckoning to our taste buds, and attractive […]

Catholic priests, activists, and locals participated on Thursday in a symbolic march near the border between Mexico and Guatemala to denounce the abuses suffered by migrants on their journey to the United States. Around 100 people walked approximately two kilometers from the Casa del Migrante Sin Frontera in Tecún Umán, […]

A group of international human rights organizations warned this Friday about the risk of impunity in cases against Guatemalan military officers for massacres committed during the civil war (1960–1996). Their concern stems from the suspension of certain trials against military officers for crimes against humanity in appeals courts and changes […]

The Culebra Reef Garden project, led by Peninsula Papagayo, is celebrating its fifth anniversary of coral restoration efforts in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Since its launch in 2019, the initiative has preserved over 10,000 coral fragments with the help of 125 dedicated volunteers, working tirelessly to combat the global crisis of […]

Road chaos in Costa Rica continues to escalate as the number of vehicles grows rapidly while much of the country’s road infrastructure remains unchanged for decades. For most Costa Ricans, this translates into hours spent daily in traffic congestion with no immediate solutions in sight. Key issues limiting the efficiency […]

An arbitration panel of the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled in favor of Costa Rica in its trade dispute with Panama over restrictions imposed in 2019 and 2020 on the importation of key Costa Rican agricultural products. “The Panel recommends that Panama bring its measures into conformity with its obligations […]

Feliz Navidad! Is it too early to say that? Nah– It is now officially Christmas season. Unofficially, it started sometime in October. I saw Christmas decorations in stores and the occasional house festooned with lights sometime before the first of November. The park in town got its lights strung this […]