A Mexican woman is facing federal charges over her alleged work that involved testing the quality of cocaine trafficked by drug cartels, authorities said.

People with disabilities have seen two major policy wins in the Americas this fall, one in Mexico City and the other in Costa Rica. Both victories help guarantee equal legal recognition for all people.

Venezuelan migrants handed over to Mexico like it's a U.S. immigration detention facility. Families from Central Asia flown to Panama and Costa Rica to await voluntary repatriation to their countries.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A U.S. flight carrying 135 deportees, half of them minors, from various countries was set to land Thursday in Costa Rica, making it the second Latin American nation to serve as a stopover for migrants as U.S. President Donald Trump ...

Costa Rica generates nearly all its electricity from renewables. To boot, it’s the reliable 24/7 type that factories that run without breaks need—not intermittent wind and solar. Roughly 72 percent of Costa Rica’s electricity comes from hydroelectric dams. Another 15 percent is generated from geothermal heat.

The first group of US deportees will arrive in Costa Rica on Wednesday on a commercial plane from where they will be taken to a temporary migrant care center near the Panama border. Costa Rica clarified that the cost of the process will be borne entirely by the US government under the supervision of the International Organization for Migration.

Small in size and big in attributes, Costa Rica in South America offers visitors a tropical holiday destination with immense diversity. Wet habitats of clouds and rainforests are home to hundreds of species of wildlife that will wow nature lovers.

In the last year, the number of migrants passing through Costa Rica has dropped dramatically as the United States, Mexico and Panama have hardened their borders and enhanced immigration enforcement.

Deporting migrants to Central American countries removes many political and legal hurdles for the Trump administration. How far can the practice go before these nations reach a breaking point?