Costa Rica News » Puntarenas News Costa Rica » Puntarenas » Security: 4 Security Challenges in Store for Costa Rica’s Next President
News channel or source: https://insightcrime.org/news/security-challenges-costa-rica-next-president/
Published on: Thursday 07 April 2022
Rodrigo Chaves, the future president of Costa Rica with the Democratic Social Progress Party Following an accelerating trend in the region, self-described anti-establishment candidate, Rodrigo Chaves, ...
News Costa Rica » Puntarenas » Security: Built on Bukele’s Blueprint: What Costa Rica’s $35M Megaprison Means for the Region’s Security Playbook
News channel or source: https://www.latinpost.com/articles/167653/20261019/built-bukeles-blueprint-what-costa-ricas-35m-megaprison-means-regions-security-playbook.htm
Published on: Monday 19 October 2026
Costa Rica’s CACCO megaprison opened Oct. 14 with 5,100 beds and immediate constitutional challenges. What the Sala IV rules could decide next.
News Costa Rica » Puntarenas » Security: Costa Rica, laid-back land of ‘pura vida,’ succumbing to drug violence
News channel or source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/22/costa-rica-violence-crime-drugs/
Published on: Tuesday 28 March 2023
PUNTARENAS, Costa Rica — All was quiet that night on the Promenade of the Tourists, the famed boulevard overlooking this coastal city’s white-sand beach and softly lapping waves. But just a few miles ...