Costa Rica's ruling party candidate appeared headed for a clear victory Sunday as the central American nation's first woman president. Laura Chinchilla, who served as vice-president under current ...

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Adios, peace prize winner. Hola, first female president. Costa Rica inaugurated Laura Chinchilla as its first woman leader on Saturday, replacing ...

In 2006, the private docks in the Pacific fishing hub of Puntarenas served as the clandestine headquarters for some of the world’s largest shark-finning operations. That year, German environmental ...

In order to increase foreign investment, Costa Rica has to reduce bureaucracy, produce more engineering graduates and provide better transportation and logistical infrastructure. These were some of ...

The Costa Rican government is trying to repent after a Holy Week smattered with scandal. The fallout from a string of controversies has rocked the ruling National Liberation Party. The consequences ...

When Laura Chinchilla stepped down as vice president of Costa Rica in the fall of 2008 to launch her campaign, there was no clear pathway to the presidency. Although she enjoyed the blessing of widely ...

The former president of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla, withdrew her candidacy for the presidency of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the government announced Thursday. “Former President ...

When evaluating President Laura Chinchilla’s environmental legacy it is easy to recall high-profile blunders and successes that marked her time in office. But while shark finning bans, murdered ...

In a final presidential State of the Nation speech delivered Thursday night to Costa Rica’s new lawmakers, President Laura Chinchilla cited the global economic crisis of 2007-2008, hostile incursions ...

President Laura Chinchilla has just over a month left in her troubled presidency and looks ready to leave office with the worst approval rating in the hemisphere and beyond. Costa Rica’s first woman ...

Join us this April 27 for an exclusive event for donors. Our experts will share analysis and recent data, and answer your questions about projections for 2026. Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla ...

After leading an entire country what does an ex-president do in her or his spare time? Well, it you’re U.S. President George W. Bush you start painting cats and world leaders. If you are former ...