Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Costa Rica elected new presidents in 2010. AS/COA Online takes a look at these new leaders and considers the major events shaping their presidencies.

A dispute over a piece of land in the San Juan River delta has ramped up tensions between Costa Rica and Nicaragua. AS/COA Online takes a look at the roots of the Central American row.

Long seen as a model for environmentalism, Costa Rica signed a debt-for-nature deal that could put it on the global map in terms of meeting conservation targets.

Americas Society and Council of the Americas hosted private and public programming during United Nations General Assembly week with the presidents of Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Peru, and Trinidad and Tobago.

Central American leaders gathered in San Salvador July 20 to coordinate strategies for stemming the rising tide of violence caused by organized crime, particularly in the “northern triangle” of Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras.

In a new Americas Quarterly feature, former Vice President of Costa Rica Kevin Casas-Zamora, analyzes how to break the link between organized crime and politics.

Laura Chinchilla takes the reins in Costa Rica on May 8. The country's first female president initiated her policy agenda beforehand, naming ministers and touring Central America to promote regional unity and security.