Blue stripes refer to the three old divisions of the island Red stands for the bloodshed of its soldiers and struggle for independence White star stands for Freedom

Blue triangle stands for the 3 sides of the government Judicial, Legislative, Executive

The only flag that has a bible on it

Story of the Caracara - the Aztecs received a vision that when they saw an image of a caracara bird (Mexican eagle) on a prickly pear cactus with a snake in its mouth, that that is where they should settle and call home, so they did so and named it Tenochtitlan

All 5 central american countries have a common independence date – September 15, 1821

Has 5 mountains to represent the 5 central american countries

Story of the Quetzal – symbolizes liberty; during battle, this bird fell on a wounded soldier and tinted its chest red since then

Has 5 stars to represent the 5 Central American Countries –El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica

There are coffee beans on the sides of the seal to represent an important crop in Costa Rica

Blue star stands for purity and honesty Red star stands for authority and law

Yellow is the largest part of the 3 stripes, it represents the richness of the country in diversity, material, and jewel

The Eight stars represent the eight provinces in Venezuela that united in the war of independence

The mountain in the seal represents the Andes Mountains The country is in the Equator 0 degrees