Latin America News - Inter American Press Association, or IAPA, president Jaime Mantilla said in an interview with EFE that organized crime, drug trafficking, and authoritarian governments were the greatest threats to freedom of the press in Latin America.
"Now...
Latin America News – Brazil: Hundreds of Brazilian Indians reoccupied a rural property in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul in the latest episode of tensions between indigenous groups and the powerful lobby of farmers.
Terena tribe says that...
An environmentalist who protected leatherback turtles off the coast of Costa Rica in the Caribbean was found dead Friday at a beach used by drug traffickers, authorities said.
The Judicial Investigation Organization of Costa Rica said in a statement that...
Costa Rica authorities said this past week that there was over 100 million dollars that moved through this country via Liberty Reserve accounts, company accused this week in the United States of money laundering 6,000 million worldwide.
The Director of...
Heavy downpours the past 2 days have affected major roads passing through the country, this according to reports from the Emergency Committee of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPT).
According to David Melendez, Head of Emergency MOPT is...
The President of China, Xi Jinping, will arrive on Sunday in Costa Rica to meet with his counterpart, Laura Chinchilla on cooperation and investment issues with its only diplomatic ally in Central America.
Xi Jinping, who is touring of Latin...
Latin America News - Panama President Ricardo Martinelli, said while visiting Paris that Latin America is a "land of opportunity" and asked other leaders in the region who, like him, traveling to Europe to promote their countries and not...
Latin America News - In his visit to Colombia this week, Vice President Joe addressed the South American nation struggles to control a violent security situation that pitted left-wing guerrillas against right-wing paramilitary groups and wealthy drug traffickers...
Thanks to a donation of three million U.S. dollars, Costa Rica is building a new checkpoint on the border with Nicaragua, officials announced.
Costa Rica Security Minister Mario Zamora, told reporters that the new post will serve the customs and...
