Latin American Johnslaught - #7, My Birthday, Finishing off Guatemala and Popping in to El Salvador July 8th 2011 'El Salvador seemed to be lacking in any redeeming features really but you may want to check it out if there’s stuff there that floats your boat. San Salvador, the capital where we had one night on a stop over, is lawless as f***. Expect to see security guards armed to the teeth, think Arnie in Commando style, very disconcerting.'
C. Warren 2011
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Central America Caribbean » El Salvador » Western » El Tunco El Salvador achieved independence from Spain in 1821 and from the Central American Federation in 1839. A 12-year civil war, which cost about 75,000 lives, was brought to a close in 1992 when the government and leftist rebels signed a treaty that prov... ... read more