A San Jose gang member who "mocked" his rivals by using colored bullets in a series of deadly drive-by shootings is facing life in prison without parole, prosecutors said.

The eagerly awaited opening of a railway between San José and its northern neighbor, Heredia, is on track. Service for the Heredia-San José train is scheduled to begin Monday August 10 at 5:30 a.m.

Galería Luna Llena, a little-known artists’ gallery in Lagunilla de Heredia, north of San José, is the brainchild of multimedia artist Juan Victor Chaves. The old-fashioned, two-story exterior, ...