El Salvador Gangs

Wilfredo Antonio Mata, known as "Pollo," relaxes in his home in Apopa, north of San Salvador, El Salvador, November 16, 1995. Gangs have proliferated since the end of the 12-year civil war in 1992, when some one million refugees who left for the U.S. during (and before) the war began returning. They bring with them customs and values, good and bad, learned there. Gang Graffiti is everywhere, and after Coca-Cola, gangs appear to be the most visible import from the United States.(AustralFoto/Douglas Engle)

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Wilfredo Antonio Mata, known as "Pollo," relaxes in his home in Apopa, north of San Salvador, El Salvador, November 16, 1995. Gangs have proliferated since the end of the 12-year civil war in 1992, when some one million refugees who left for the U.S. during (and before) the war began returning. They bring with them customs and values, good and bad, learned there. Gang Graffiti is everywhere, and after Coca-Cola, gangs appear to be the most visible import from the United States.(AustralFoto/Douglas Engle)

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