Wednesday, March 21, 2012

The Conditions Of El Salvador

        El Salvador is a violent country that has the highest murder rate on earth. It has one the most known gang known as the "Maras". El Salvador’s main urban hubs are San Salvador, San Miguel, and Santa Ana. Urban homes are made out of bricks and cement. Homes in the slums however, are  huts made out of aluminum, plastic, and cardboard. My dad describes El Salvador as a beautiful place but there are people like me with different opinions of the country. I have been to El Salvador once and it had by far the worst weather i have ever  experienced. you can barley breath in the weather of El Salvador because of the humidity in the country. The majority of male Salvadoran citizens are farmers that work almost every day of the year, twelve to fourteen hours a day, to grow the food that their families will eat. More than half of those living in cities are barely able to afford to survive. Fewer job opportunities and high costs of living explain why urban poverty is so widespread. It becomes a problem when far too many Salvadorans are living in the cities because the government is not able to provide the necessary services to everyone. There's a problem with El Salvador is that if it rains it will continue rain for a long time and at a really high temperature. The country has beautiful places just like any other place you visit in the world but the violence in El Salvador is tremendously high. The road conditions of Salvador aren't so great either because people don't really respect street lights or road signs. Most of the streets in El Salvador are are full of graffiti and trash. Salvador is a small country but is full of people with pride.