Lindsay Fendt

Cubans get amnesty at the US border, but reaching it involves a risky journey along the Central American migrant trail.

Rampant public sexual harassment has legislators in Costa Rica and across Latin America searching for solutions.

Conservationists accuse Costa Rican authorities of allowing the shark-fin trade to continue despite global treaty.

Supporters say it could lift country out of poverty, but opponents point to potential for environment and rights abuses.

Poachers are becoming increasingly hostile towards ecologists in the central American nation.