From Vacation To El Salvador

After fighting for the liberty of the Central Americans. The day when Mexico declared independence from Spain open the path for all the Central American countries to do the same as well. Only two months after most Central Americans countries stood freed, amount those nations there was one. One who lately has one of the worst reputation in the world, located right in the heart of Central America. This nation is El Salvador. Even though some have marked El Salvador as a dangerous place, its beautiful people, and land makes it a wonderful country. Drops of sweat rolling down the face after an instantaneous heat wave is what you can expect after stepping out of the airport. A crowd of people standing right outside the airport screaming and waiting for their relatives who are coming to visit. A land that is rich in …show more content…
This past summer I had the opportunity to go on vacation to El Salvador. Every day the news were fill with report of homicides, kidnapping, and gang related crimes. Day after day seeing blood on the TV, hearing gunshots a block or two from where you live, even right in front of your house is a sad and unfortunate present for the people, especially the children, living at El Salvador. As the New York Time stated “El Salvador is convulsed in violence at levels not seen since the civil war of the 1980s. Murder rates have soared while the government struggles to rein in the powerful criminal gangs that control neighborhoods in many of the country’s cities and towns.” Knowing that the smiles of many children are been erased by fear is awful. No more afternoons playing soccer sweating like crazy while watching the beautiful sun hiding