San Salvador, El Salvador CNN —For decades, life choices were bleak for many in El Salvador: Leave or die.
El Salvador, once synonymous with violence and waves of emigration, saw a dramatic drop in crime.
We are not stupid.”Villatoro’s words echo the brutal reality El Salvador has faced for years.
Unlike in places like Cuba or China, where residents can seem nervous to criticize repressive regimes, in El Salvador the optimism appears real.
Evelio Contreras/CNNTeresa Lilian Gutierrez is caught in the middle, and her experience shows the many complexities of life in El Salvador today.
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