Nicaragua
Eco-Tourism in Costa Rica (Extra Scene from ‘Shell Game’)
The Latin American Sea Turtles conservation camp in Pacuare is one of the few remaining beaches in Costa Rica where both conservationists and sea turtles can safely use the beach.
On The Line: Danny Gold on Drug Trafficking and Conservationism in Costa Rica
Danny Gold joined 'On The Line' to discuss the violent overlap between drug trafficking and conservationism in Costa Rica.
Poaching, Drugs, and Murder in Costa Rica: Shell Game (Full Length)
The unsolved murders of environmental activists in Costa Rica have shaken the country's eco-friendly tourist image and has exposed an apparent growing violent overlap between animal poaching and drug trafficking on the country's coast.
Poaching, Drugs, and Murder in Costa Rica: Shell Game (Part 3)
In the final part of our three-part series, VICE News meets park rangers, drug dealers, and undercover agents who tell us what’s really going on in Costa Rica’s national parks and protected zones.
Poaching, Drugs, and Murder in Costa Rica: Shell Game (Part 2)
Two years after the tragic death of Jairo Mora Sandoval in Costa Rica, the motivation behind the murder of the local environmental activist is still a mystery.
Poaching, Drugs, and Murder in Costa Rica: Shell Game (Part 1)
Although sea turtle poaching is illegal in Costa Rica, an unwritten law governs egg gathering on the beach for conservationists and poachers alike: finder's keepers.
Turtle Poaching, Drug Trafficking, and Murder in Costa Rica (Trailer)
Coming soon: The violent drug trade of Central America has spilled onto the eco-friendly shores of Costa Rica.
We Should Be Growing More Dragon Fruit
Agriculture research organisations say that the pink, scaley fruit’s hardiness and ability to adapt to different environments makes it a valuable but “underutilised” crop. It can also turn your pee red.
Nicaragua's New Canal Comes at the Expense of Homes and Drinking Water
At the end of last year, a Chinese billionaire and CEO of a telecoms company began throwing money at one of the most colossal construction projects in history: a shipping canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Baghdad's Decade-Long Curfew Will Be Lifted Tonight
Colorado may have to refund $30m in pot taxes, Baghdad's decade-long curfew will be lifted, and more.
VICE News Capsule - Friday, February 6
Historical artifacts discovered at site of proposed Nicaragua canal, Islamic State flags in Bosnian town disappear for police raid, Colorado may have to issue marijuana tax refunds of more than $30 million, and a curfew will be lifted in Baghdad.
'We're Not Going Down Without a Fight': Nicaraguans Draw Battle Lines Over $50 Billion Grand Transoceanic Canal
The vast Chinese project to build a rival to the Panama Canal has divided the country more than perhaps any other issue since the Contra war of the 1980s.