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Melisa Ríos Quitral is an undergraduate student, specifically in fifth year of anthropology, in the University of Chile, Santiago, Chile. She received a scholarship for an excellent achievement in Santa Marta's college, the school that she coursed for 12 year. After two years of career in the university, she was rewarded for her helpful attitude in the activities of the university. 

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