Here I go again… It doesn’t take much to get me started. This time it was a video produced by Teletica Channel 7. For those who are less than fluent in Spanish, I’ll provide a few translated highlights: According to the latest data found in 2002, 115 thousand child workers were reported, 55 thousand are
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Compared to other Central American countries, Costa Rica’s literacy rate of 94.9% is at the top of the list. (Nicaragua: 67.5%, Houduras: 80%, Guatamala: 69.1%, El Salvador: 80.2%, Panama: 91.9%) If you do a little reading about Costa Rica, you will probably come across references to Costa Rica’s ‘free and compulsory’ educational system. Like many
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In the middle of research on another topic completely, I found some facts that caught my eye. Being a generous sort, I will share them with you here.