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18th street or Barrio 18 Gang Profile

This story originally appeared on InsightCrime.org on March 11, 2019. It is republished by ElSalvadorINFO.net under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 license. The 18th Street Gang, also known as “Barrio 18,” is one of the largest youth gangs in the Western Hemisphere. Like its better known rival, the Mara Salvatrucha … Read more

2021 Traffic accidents in El Salvador reduced by 6.8% compared to 2019

Romeo Rodriguez, the Minister of Public Works, affirmed that the traffic accidents in El Salvador in 2021 had been reduced by 6.8%, compared to 2019; it is equivalent to 1,367 fewer accidents that have occurred on the roads, said the minister. Minister Rodriguez made the affirmation at a press conference … Read more