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El Salvador has been very dangerous in the last decade. Right before the new president took office it was one of the most dangerous country in the world. At one point it became the number one murder capital of the world. But the new president started a massive sweep of organized crime. I went there at the start of the year and you can feel a sense of relief from the people that live there. Last time I went was in 2015 and people didn't go anywhere because of fear. When I went this year people were moving around freely and were traveling to the beaches, something they didn't do before. The US also improved the Travel Advisory from Level 4: Do Not Go to Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution which is the average Level for most European countries just yesterday. So it seems that it's moving in a positive direction.Interesting, how does El Salvador compare to its neighbors like Costa Rica and Honduras?
El Salvador and Guatemala tend to have negative connoctations in America as hotbeds for crime and corruption. I realize that such a label is probably overstated and probably not reflective of its current state.
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