Erwin Sperisen, who holds both Swiss and Guatemalan nationalities, will be tried in Switzerland for allegedly carrying out extrajudicial executions while commanding Guatemala’s police forces.
Escazú Mayor Arnolodo Barahona and his progressive Yunta Progresista Escazuceña party wrested control from national political parties in 2010 elections. Two years later, the mayor tells The Tico Times what he’s accomplished.