The bloody statistics show the reasons for this week's action by Mauricio Funes: Murders Up 40% in El Salvador SAN SALVADOR – The number of murders in El Salvador between January 1 and November 1 stands at 3,673, more than in all of 2008 and 40...

Lonely Planet, the travel guide publisher, has released the 2010 edition of its Best in Travel report. This year, incredible as it might seem, El Salvador was listed as one of the top 10 countries in the world to visit. From the report: El Salvador...

A negotiated solution to the crisis in Honduras appears to have been reached. Ousted president Zelaya and the de facto government will form a power-sharing government and respect the outcome of the upcoming November presidential election according to...

A collection of statements about violence in El Salvador and whether there should be a role for the military in patrolling the streets:even member organizations of the Central American Coalition for the Prevention of Juvenile Violence issued a...

From Madness to Hope was the title of the UN Truth Commission report which documented the violatons of human rights which occurred during El Salvador's civil war. Now a new dramatic work with the same name is being performed at the Los Angeles Theater...