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Walking the Streets
Walking in San Salvador is the stuff nightmares are made of, but not for the reasons you might think.
You have probably heard about the dangers of walking the streets in big cities in Latin America: you’ll be pick-pocketed, purse-snatched, robbed at gunpoint, sequestered, murdered… Those are real threats, but I’d like to discuss a few others that don’t get as much headline space. Here is my list of Less-known Dangers of Walking the Streets of San Salvador.
1) Razorwire is everywhere, often at eyelevel. Frequently it is accompanied by electric wire.
Continue Reading 3 July 2011 at 14:22 john.beckwith.farmer 2 comments
