The Face of the Earth

"El Chino" proudly shows off his tattoos in Apopa, El Salvador. 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 Grafitti 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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"El Chino" proudly shows off his tattoos in Apopa, El Salvador. 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 Grafitti 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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