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Costa Rica, the once-peaceful land of 'pura vida,' battles violence as cocaine trade grows
LA Times via Yahoo News· 9 months agoKillings have increased sharply in Costa Rica, the long-peaceful nation known for its laid-back...
Costa Rica's Indigenous Population Is Working to Save the Planet — and This Tour Is an Inside Peek
Travel+Leisure via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThink of a visit to Costa Rica, and you’ll probably imagine zip lines and eco-lodges. But there’s a...
'Not even Orwell could have dreamed up a country like this': Journalists flee Nicaragua
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOctavio Enríquez, an investigative reporter from Nicaragua, rides a bus in San Jose, Costa Rica....
Global Election Hot List: Pakistan, US, Senegal
Semafor via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe News This year is being defined by elections. With so many votes around the world, it can be hard to keep track of them at all. This week: Imran Khan...
'Not a single independent media outlet': Nicaragua lost press freedom. Other countries are too
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe slide of press freedoms across Central America today echoes a growing global concern, as...
Newly discovered species of wasp named after Doctor Who’s Daleks
PA Media: Science via Yahoo News· 5 months agoFourteen newly discovered species of wasps have been named after the villainous Daleks from Doctor...
The US has shot down 3 suspicious flying objects in 3 days. Here's what we know about the UAP...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAnnie Fu/Ricki Lee/Insider US fighter aircraft shot down an object threatening airspace over Alaska...
U.S. retirees found affordability in Ecuador. What happens when crisis hits?
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAt her house in Ecuador’s third-largest city, its colonial buildings framed by the Andes mountains,...
Mexico’s leader does not belong at democracy summit — and Biden shouldn’t invite him | Opinion
Miami Herald via AOL· 1 year agoPresident Biden plans to co-host the Second Summit for Democracy from March 29-30 to “defend free...
U.S. must help Latin America double down in fight against crippling corruption | Guest Opinion
Miami Herald via AOL· 1 year agoThe same week the International Anti-Corruption Conference convened in Washington, D.C., two major...