Photo via Toucan Rescue Ranch. The two- and three-toed sloth have officially become national symbols of Costa Rica after a unanimous vote by lawmakers and a signature from President Carlos Alvarado.

The month of September is a time of flags flying, bunting on balconies and red, white and blue ribbons ’round posts and railings. Flags of all sizes decorate cars, trucks and buses. Vendors sell flags ...

Costa Rica’s slogan “pura vida” invites tourists to experience “a pure life,” but with murder rates on the rise in the nation’s capital, authorities say visitors are on the decline. CNN’s Djenane ...

The rainbow flag, which symbolises sexual diversity, is seen after being raised by Costa Rica's President Luis Guillermo Solis, next to Costa Rica's national flag at the presidential house in San ...

15 is the anniversary of independence for Costa Rica ... groceries and shops in St. Louis. A flag designed by a St. Louis artist was gaining traction as a symbol representing a culture and ...

Pura Vida! The bill to declare the two-toed sloth (choloepushoffmanni) and the three-toed sloth (bradypusvariegatus) a national symbol of Costa Rican wildlife , was approved this past week in ...

"We are sure that having this event in Costa Rica will have a very strong and positive ... and globalisation is the way to go." Beach flag football is a relative newcomer to the official IFAF ...

COSTA MESA (CBSLA) - An Orange County teacher caused uproar in the community over comments she made on social media about the American flag. People have been planting flags in front of Back Bay ...

The LGBTQ pride flag is now flying ... Event Center in Costa Mesa. The state-owned fairgrounds hoisted the rainbow banner for the first time Saturday. The flag — a symbol of the lesbian, gay ...