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A new facility to replace the infamously overcrowded primary school in La Carpio, one of Costa Rica’s biggest slums, has been in the works for more than two decades.

Research by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses found that 20.5 percent of households in Costa Rica live in poverty.

President Solís' plan aims to unify all 30 of the government's current aid programs into a single welfare system called the “Unique System of Beneficiaries.”