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Tag: Costa Rica

Posted inBorderlands

Migrants can get a bus from the Darién Gap across Panama, Costa Rica on their journey north

by Julia Thompson Nov 26, 2024Nov 26, 2024

Following an influx of migrants in 2023, the governments of Panama and Costa Rica partnered to create a system of chartered buses to take migrants north. The system runs from the Darien region of Panama through Costa Rica to Nicaragua. Most migrants using the system hope to reach the United States. The Costa Rican government […]

Posted inBorderlands, Editor's Picks, New Long Form

Migrants headed north from the Darién Gap can walk or catch a bus

by Adnan Alam Nov 18, 2024Nov 26, 2024
Two Costa Rican police officers watch passersby on Central Avenue in downtown San Jose, Costa Rica, on March 1, 2024. According to Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation agency (OIJ), there were over 900 homicides in 2023—the most violent year in the country’s history. Officials primarily attributed them to narcotrafficking groups. (Photo by Carly Stoenner/Cronkite Borderlands Project)
Posted inBorderlands, Editor's Picks, New Long Form, Politics, Social Justice

As Costa Rica welcomes record-breaking number of tourists, the country is battling rising crime

by Adnan Alam Oct 18, 2024Nov 14, 2024
Migrant families take their seats on a bus chartered by Costa Rican government for the next leg of a trip north toward the United States. (Photo by Christopher Lomahquahu/Cronkite Borderlands Project)
Posted inBorderlands, Editor's Picks, New Long Form, Politics, Social Justice

In Costa Rica and elsewhere, U.S. ‘Safe Mobility’ program for migrants is unknown, underused

by Adnan Alam Oct 16, 2024Oct 16, 2024
Posted inBorderlands, Editor's Picks

Nicaraguans seek refuge in Panama, cementing the country’s status as migrant destination

by Adnan Alam Aug 3, 2020Nov 9, 2020
Posted inBorderlands, Editor's Picks, Special Reports

Haitians make long continental transit in hope for a better future

by Adnan Alam Jul 20, 2020Aug 1, 2020

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