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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP- I would recommend you think twice about going to El Salvador. I have no opinions on the beaches or tourism, but it is a very unstable and dangerous country right now. The Peace Corps even suspended it's program there due to security issues. It is part of the Northern Triangle and a hub for narcotrafficking. MS-13, what is known there as La Mara, is a very powerful organized crime ring with heavy arms imported from the United States. It is true that most Salvadoran's are good people, hardworking, the food is great (I love pupusas!), and the country does have a lot to offer. It's simply not a good time to travel there. [/quote]

Really? Have you been there? Or is this all second hand info? What a gross exaggeration. [/quote]

I work with asylum seekers from El Salvador. Since you're too lazy to google, here are some links.

https://www.peacecorps.gov/news/library/peace-corps-el-salvador-program-suspended/
https://www.un.org/press/en/2020/dsgsm1519.doc.htm
https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/1043576/download[/quote]

Right. So your answer is no, you’ve never been there. Honestly, I don’t want to wade politics, but a very large number of Central American asylum seekers (Salvadorans included) are actually economic migrants who exaggerate their personal stories and the conditions in their home countries in order to satisfy the rigorous criteria for immigration benefits in the United States. So please keep that in mind when formulating your opinions regarding matters of which you are otherwise clueless. [/quote]

NP who also works with asylum seekers.  It's the murder capital of the world.  Give me a break.  [/quote]

I don’t see San Salvador or any other city in El Salvador on the list.  St Louis comes in at a respectable 9th place though.  [/quote]

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