Category: Central America

Costa Rica shuns first regional environmental treaty

Costa Rican lawmakers on Feb. 1 voted to keep the first regional environmental treaty in Latin America and the Caribbean off the legislative agenda, effectively killing the chances that the […] Read More >

Latin America Likes Bukele’s ‘War on Gangs.’ That’s a Problem

This story first appeared in World Politics Review. To view it, click here. Back in October, the mother of Karla Raquel Garcia stood with other protesting parents outside the juvenile […] Read More >

Almost half of Nicaraguan NGOs dissolved

NEW YORK — In Nicaragua, 44% of registered NGOs — 3,209 NGOs out of the 7,227 registered in Nicaragua since 2018 — have had their legal registration canceled by the […] Read More >

Escaping Atlantis: Islanders off coast of Panama are fleeing their homes

Reporting for this story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. GARDI SUGDUB, Panama — One last time, the Guna Indigenous people blow their seashells to bid farewell to their home […] Read More >

Trouble in Paradise: Violence at Protests Threaten to Unhinge IMF Agreement in Costa Rica

As the economic toll of the COVID-19 pandemic takes shape around the globe, the Costa Rican government finds itself in an increasingly difficult position trying to balance an exploding budget […] Read More >

Indigenous Territories in Nicaragua Face Violent Attacks

Photographs by Carlos Herrera. MANAGUA—The town bell rang out at 3 a.m. on Friday, February 28, in Santa Clara, a Miskito community in the northern Caribbean region of Nicaragua. As […] Read More >

For Murdered Honduran Organizer Berta Cáceres, “Any Injustice Was Her Battle”

This interview is republished from the North American Congress on Latin America. The March 2, 2016 assassination of venerated Honduran social movement leader Berta Cáceres sent shockwaves around the world. […] Read More >

In Costa Rica, Defending Indigenous Territory Comes at a Price

Across Latin America, Indigenous territories are particularly vulnerable to the coronavirus. In Costa Rica, public health measures have largely prevented infections among the Indigenous population. But for Indigenous territories like […] Read More >

White Flags as Guatemalans Grow Hungry

This article is republished from NACLA. GUATEMALA CITY—A drive down 7A Avenida in Guatemala City’s Zone 1 leads to the historic city center. Government-enforced lockdowns due to COVID-19 have rendered […] Read More >

Gender-Based Quarantines in Panama and Peru Endanger Trans Communities

As global coronavirus cases climb above 1.5 million and deaths pass 94,000, heads of state are desperate to curb the disease’s reach. Latin American governments have taken a variety of […] Read More >