Rodrigo Campos and his partner Marcos Castillo wear protective face masks as they speak to the media following their marriage ceremony, after Costa Rica legalised same-sex marriage, in San Jose, Costa Rica May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate
SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Marco Castillo and his boyfriend, Rodrigo Campos, waited just a few hours to take advantage of a new law in Costa Rica that made the country the first in Central America to allow same-sex marriage.
A judge, two witnesses, relatives and hundreds of online viewers joined activist lawyer Castillo and Campos at the Tuesday morning ceremony, which went ahead despite difficulties caused by social distancing restrictions in the coronavirus pandemic.
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