
Costa Rica Reduces Poverty!
Costa Rica Ends 2016 with the Lowest Poverty Rate in Seven Years According to data from the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses, Costa Rica finished 2016 with the lowest poverty rate in seven years. More than 10,000 households rose above the poverty line and 10,000 left what is considered extreme poverty. Ana Helena Chacón, Vice President of Costa Rica and Coordinator of the Presidential Social Council, said that the results are not coincidental. Costa Rica made a