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Published on
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Costa
Rican President Laura Fernández-Delgado
arrived at El Dorado International Airport
in Bogotá, Colombia, on Tuesday, beginning
her first official trip abroad since taking
office.
De la Espriella,
an attorney, businessman and politician,
took office in August as Colombia's 36th
president. He is the founder and leader
of the far-right Defenders of the
Homeland party. Fernández is
accompanied on the visit by Public
Security Minister Gerald Campos, Justice
Minister Gabriel Aguilar, Directorate of
Intelligence and Security Director Pablo
Martínez and other officials.
Security concerns
have also been a recurring issue during
her administration. In June, Fernández
was evacuated during a working visit
to the Crucitas district in northern
Alajuela province after an alleged
explosion was heard near the
operations base where she and other
government officials had gathered. Fernández presented
Congress with a broad package of
proposed reforms to Costa Rica's
Criminal Procedure Code and prison
system as part of efforts to reduce
crime.
The proposals call
for tougher penalties for criminals,
stricter measures for repeat offenders
and new tools to combat organized crime
and drug trafficking.
At the beginning of
her administration, Fernández
announced the creation of a new
task-force coalition known as the
“Elite Force,” aimed at strengthening
Costa Rica’s fight against crime and
organized criminal groups. The
coalition will bring together multiple
government agencies to address the
country’s increasingly complex and
interconnected criminal activity. At
36, Fernández is one of the youngest
presidents in Costa Rican history and the
country's second woman to be elected
president. She follows Laura
Chinchilla-Miranda, who served from 2010
to 2014.
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