El Salvador turns war history into tourism

Gun fragments, photos, combat plans and mountain hideouts. These are the latest tourist attractions in formerly war-torn El Salvador.

El Salvador turns war history into tourism

Gun fragments, photos, combat plans and mountain hideouts. These are the latest tourist attractions in formerly war-torn El Salvador.

The country has been at peace since 1992 but the 12-year civil war left 76,000 dead, thousands injured and an imprint of violence on the country that residents in economically depressed areas are trying to turn into a profit.

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