Costa Rica News » Alajuela News Costa Rica » Alajuela » Life: Costa Rica opens a Bukele-style mega-prison. Here’s how it got here
News channel or source: https://apnews.com/article/costa-rica-megaprison-cecot-el-salvador-bukele-fernandez-f0b94de4c954f1f511b7dbe40a82faeb
Published on: Wednesday 14 October 2026
On Wednesday, President Laura Fernández inaugurated a mega-prison that emulates the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) that has become a symbol of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s security ...
News Costa Rica » Alajuela » Life: Costa Rica Peace Festival Brings Art and Music to Alajuela
News channel or source: https://ticotimes.net/2026/09/18/peace-festival-in-alajuela-brings-five-months-of-free-art-and-culture
Published on: Friday 18 September 2026
A Peace Festival de Arte will stretch out over five months with activities for everyone, starting with an inauguration on Wednesday, September 23 and going on until January in the Juan Santamaria ...