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Thursday, 21 Oct 2010 | Views [294]

Basking in the Central American sun, catching smiles from locals, and riding world famous surf breaks – it’s hard to believe that El Salvador has one of the highest homicide rates in the world. And although gang violence is rarely targeted at foreigners, ... Read more >
Tags: central america, crime, el salvador, travel-crime, travel-safety
Thursday, 21 Oct 2010 | Views [165]

A suicide shower… many images spring to mind when you hear this - none of them pleasant. In fact, it’s the term given to a contraption that sits over the showerhead, which looks like MacGyver put together, in a cleanliness emergency. Popular in Central ... Read more >
Tags: central america, el-salvador, travel-safety
Thursday, 21 Oct 2010 | Views [197]
Lying in the danger zone on the Pacific Coast, El Salvador is prone to earthquakes and hurricanes. Add a few active volcanoes to the mix, and you have a country poised for natural disaster. Mother nature can be unpredictable, but there are some places ... Read more >
Tags: central america, el-salvador, natural disaster, travel-safety, volcano