Pillars of Hope

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Pillars of Hope (called Pilares de Esperanza in some advertisements) is a specialty boarding school in Costa Rica, located on the former site of the Academy at Dundee Ranch that was shut down by the Costa Rican government in 2003.

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Pillars of Hope
Calle Cascajal,

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N 9.9058333333333 °	E -84.620833333333 °

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Calle Cascajal

Calle Cascajal
20905
Costa Rica
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