Maria Celeste Ruiz Vallejos

Age: 17

Maria lives in Cristo Rey, Nicaragua, one of the poorest countries and communities in Central America. The community has a population of about 13,000 families living on $2 a day. The main occupation of Cristo Rey is trash collecting.

Maria likes math class and the color yellow. She hopes to be a teacher someday. She lives in Tipitapa because her brother was killed. She lives with her other siblings and her parents.

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