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World Service,02 Feb 2000,13 mins

Cartago, Costa Rica

Take Ten Teachers

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Costa Rica takes education very seriously and has the highest literacy in Central America. Lucrecia Brenes teaches at a primary school in Cartago. Here she talks about the social problems some children face and her extra work as an emotional therapist.

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