Yet I fear Chaves and Costa Rica could be poised to move in that direction — and for reasons that are about more than just reining in narco-thugs. Simply put, Chaves is under the corruption ...

For years, millions of people traveled through Central America north to the United States. Now that flow is changing ...

The country is taking action to “protect” dozens of migrants from faraway nations who were deported from the United States ...

As with any nation there are many flavors of crime in Costa Rica. Corruption is usually associated with the government and other people that hold power. Much of the violent crime lately in Costa Rica ...

Insecurity and crime have soared to unprecedented levels in Costa Rica, emerging as one of our country’s most ... Other pressing issues include corruption (13.9%), poor governance (10.4%), and the ...

Costa Rica will let some U.S.-deported migrants stay for 3 months after a lawsuit alleged rights violations of children held ...

Poverty has remained around 20-25% for nearly 20 years, and the government’s strong social safety net has eroded due to increased constraints on its expenditures. Costa Rica’s credit rating ...

The move comes just days after human rights lawyers sued Costa Rica, alleging the government violated the rights of 81 ...

Costa Rica granted 85 migrants, who were deported in February by the Trump administration, a special status that will allow ...

While the U.S. government ... Corruption One of his key criticisms has been about the U.S. imposing tariffs on Costa Rican imports. The U.S. has long promoted free trade agreements, and Costa Rica ...