Costa Rica is a small but stunning country in Central America, located between Nicaragua (north) and Panama (south). It is unique because it borders both the Pacific Ocean (west) and the Caribbean ...

Nicaraguan Sheynnis Palacios said on Tuesday in Costa Rica that her coronation as Miss Universe put Nicaragua and Central America on the “world map.” On her second day in Costa Rica, the first Central ...

Home to about 800 residents, this 1.5-square-mile gem sits 50 miles off Nicaragua’s eastern coast. There are no cars, no ATMs, no flashy hotels, and no tourist traps.

Explore the best of this trio of countries at the southern end of Central America’s land bridge. Start from Panama City, where high-rises hide a revived 17th-century old town and growing food scene.

Intrepid Travel has a 58-day Ultimate Central America small-group journey, featuring Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama, from £5,175 per person ...

Below, a map created using 2022 data from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) shows the deposits of rare earth elements located in Latin America and the Caribbean.