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00:00For years, El Salvador was considered one of the most unsafe countries in the Americas.
00:06marked by gang control and violence.
00:10La Campanera was considered one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the country and even the world.
00:16A place that was impossible to enter if you didn't live there, and crossing certain boundaries could have fatal consequences.
00:23Today I find myself walking through its streets to see how much of that history is still alive and how much it has changed.
00:31Definitely, my travelers, walking through these streets with such a heavy history,
00:36This neighborhood is not easy, especially for a woman.
00:40Although everything looks relatively calm, there are shops, there is traffic, there is noise,
00:45I feel like you never really relax when you know the whole context that this neighborhood had.
00:50So today we're going to walk, we're going to explore its streets and see how different it is.
00:55We are going to evaluate El Salvador now from this angle in what was the most dangerous neighborhood not only of
01:01country, but of all of America.
01:10Just 600 meters from the La Campanera neighborhood is another neighborhood called Las Margaritas.
01:16And something the locals here just told me is that years ago, if they came by bus
01:20And because of life's circumstances, they missed their stop, they fell asleep,
01:24Upon arriving here, they were immediately smitten.
01:27It was impossible, impossible to enter if you didn't live here.
01:31Even the people who lived here had to pay the gang members to be here.
01:36The level of control reached such a point that the gangs were holding press conferences,
01:41They showed weapons, they gave orders.
01:44If you've heard any news from El Salvador, you probably know what the gang members were like.
01:49And the seas weren't really common criminals,
01:52These were structures that not only robbed, killed, and sold illicit substances,
01:58but they had all the power and all the control to do whatever they wanted.
02:02They were the ones who decided who lived in the neighborhood, what they did, they dominated them, even all the businesses.
02:08They had to be paid simply for being in that place.
02:17I'm about to enter one of its past interiors.
02:20Years ago, this was truly impossible, especially for a woman alone.
02:25Today we are going to learn about the reality that is being experienced in this community,
02:28Let's see if we can even talk to some of the people who live here today.
02:33Many of these houses belonged to gang members who are now imprisoned in El Secot.
02:38a prison designed to prevent criminal power from ever escaping again.
02:42For some it is a model, for others a warning.
02:46The truth is that the impact is not in prison, but here.
02:50Since 2022, the government has decreed a state of emergency.
02:55And from that moment on, he stopped giving orders to the gangs in the neighborhoods.
03:00There were thousands and thousands of arrests.
03:02For many, this was something very difficult, very radical.
03:05But others celebrate the idea of being able to live together here now without so much crime.
03:11Thousands of raids, tens of thousands of arrests.
03:14For some a necessary measure, for others a decision that is too harsh.
03:19But one thing was clear.
03:21Gangs stopped dictating the rules.
03:26Look, as you walk along you come across completely destroyed houses like these,
03:31which were the gang members' houses.
03:32And these places were used for committing crimes, for committing atrocities.
03:37and things that I really prefer not to even mention on this channel.
03:41Today those gang members are in Secot,
03:44a maximum security prison.
03:47And walking along and encountering this reality is something that truly impacts me.
03:53We can start coming in this way.
03:54And just imagine all the things that could have been done in here...
04:01It's shocking.
04:12For years, tattoos were a sentence, not a symbol, a suspicion.
04:17Today they still carry difficult stories, but they also show transition.
04:23Since I was there filming on the court, I see a guy who's on his phone
04:27And I see that he's all tattooed.
04:28And I want to approach her to see if she can give us a little bit of her testimony.
04:32Hello, how are you?
04:33Hello, good afternoon.
04:34Did it go well?
04:35Look, you know what?
04:36Since I arrived in El Salvador, I have tried to find people with tattoos.
04:39And I don't know if it's a matter of chance, but I haven't found it.
04:42I want to know, since you have several visible tattoos, have you had any problems?
04:47With the police because of those tattoos?
04:49Well, to be honest, at the beginning, when the regime started, they did stop us quite a lot, right?
04:55Those of us who had tattoos, because of the insecurity problem that existed before, right?
05:01But now it's quite normal to see tattooed people.
05:05The tattoo industry in El Salvador is very large.
05:08There are a lot of studio tattoos, right?
05:09And people already see it as normal.
05:11I imagine it was a time when the way tattoos were viewed was already related
05:16directly with the gangs, but nowadays things are calmer,
05:19That perception has changed.
05:21Yes, it was stigmatized before, wasn't it?
05:23Now it's a cultural issue.
05:27Some people do it for a meaningful reason.
05:30At least I have a Simpson Bar, right?
05:32Because I practice skateboarding, it's more of a cultural thing, right?
05:35Now, do you think any tourist or traveler should worry if they have visible tattoos?
05:40And that's why you say, look, I'm not going to El Salvador because I have tattoos and they might arrest me?
05:43Of course not.
05:44Today, there is security throughout the country; nothing is unsafe.
05:50You can come with tattoos.
05:51I've seen many here in La Campanera, haven't I?
05:54Tourists with lots of tattoos come here and there's no problem, right?
05:57Where it used to be a very dangerous place.
06:00Here there is peace.
06:01Honestly, what heart in hand?
06:03Did you ever regret getting so many tattoos?
06:08Perhaps in time it was like that laxity that the regime began.
06:13It was quite tedious, wasn't it?
06:15Because they stopped me, but as they say, he who has nothing to hide, has nothing to fear.
06:19So, they would check, review, and that was it.
06:22Yes, I tattooed for about five years, right?
06:26In a tattoo studio near a university.
06:29As I said, the tattoo industry is quite strong in El Salvador.
06:34What's your favorite tattoo?
06:36Perhaps this one is a tattoo machine.
06:39Okay, very good.
06:40What's your name?
06:41Moisés Vázquez.
06:42Moses, it's a pleasure.
06:44A pleasure.
06:45A pleasure.
06:50The stark contrast that exists and how, in 2025, spaces are already being recovered.
06:55Just look at the picturesque murals already there.
06:58And here's a court that was inaugurated less than three months ago, and where the young people now go.
07:03They can have recreation, be involved in sports.
07:06Hello good!
07:07Hello, look, they're playing there.
07:08I came in here.
07:09Let's see if I can take the ball away from them too.
07:12And ask them what they used to do before, and how they have fun with this court now.
07:16Look, I'm going to take the ball from you.
07:26Look, a quick question.
07:27How long has this court been here?
07:28I think it was a year ago you.
07:31Okay.
07:31And now they're always playing games here?
07:33Yes, it's fun for us, and since classes are over, we have more time to come and play here.
07:40And is it open all day?
07:41Can they come and play all day?
07:42Yes, all day.
07:43So, are you a Cristiano or a Messi fan?
07:46I don't know, I think both.
07:47Of the two?
07:48Yeah.
07:54Just look, even after walking a little bit, this part seems more organized, more calm.
08:00There are little plants.
08:00In fact, we're going to go through here, which is another corridor to this side.
08:05You see families, you can hear the television.
08:07I can tell they're cooking because it smells like something.
08:09And over here everything is cleaner, lots of flowers.
08:13Hello good!
08:14Hello!
08:16How are you?
08:18Blessings to you all.
08:20Blessings.
08:21How long have you been living here?
08:23I am one of the oldest people who have to come here.
08:26What's it called?
08:27Pedro Pastor Márale.
08:28Mr. Pedro, it's a pleasure.
08:30I have lived here for 25 years.
08:33Okay, your little house is very nice.
08:34And he's passing by here, and the garden, everything is very nice.
08:37Yeah.
08:38How does the community feel these days?
08:40Safer than before?
08:41Yes, today everything is fine, everything is good.
08:44The change has been good; it's not like before.
08:47In other words, they walk the streets at night and no longer feel fear.
08:49No, not anymore.
08:50Not anymore.
08:51Well, I felt like a tourist.
08:52At first I was a little scared, and then I saw several open family homes.
08:56who have greeted me, and building a little more trust.
08:59Aha, exactly, yes, that's right.
09:00Did they used to live in a lot of fear here?
09:02Yes, exactly.
09:04Because before they used to race through here, and there are hypotheses, and maybe a fifth one,
09:09And since they didn't have a ball, they were practically running over one of us there.
09:13And do you have children, Mr. Pedro?
09:15Yes, I have five.
09:17Five?
09:18There are four females and a ball.
09:19Do they live here?
09:20Yes, two of them live here, the three of them, I saw the other one here on San Vicente street.
09:25Much success, and may God bless you and your entire family.
09:28First and foremost, God.
09:29Keep your plants looking beautiful, watering them every day.
09:33Uh-huh.
09:33The plants.
09:34Yes, here, look, today, right now I'm going to continue doing very well.
09:39Because we are not safe from any danger.
09:42It's quiet.
09:44Everyone comes in to see the neighborhood, to fix it up.
09:47Yeah.
09:47Today we are feeling much better.
09:49That's great, I'm very happy about it.
09:51God bless her.
09:59How amazing to hear that all this, which is now a garden,
10:03It used to be a garbage dump.
10:04And all these houses that you see, colorful, with very striking colors,
10:09Before, it was all graffiti, with bad words.
10:12Now, the government and private companies have donated paints, plants,
10:18But they don't come to paint themselves.
10:20To get the community involved, he tells them,
10:22In other words, you want to paint your house, you want to have a beautiful house,
10:24If there's a painting, paint it.
10:26You want to make your own little garden? Well, here are the plants.
10:28They have to take charge.
10:29And so, little by little, giving up.
10:31Similarly, for example, there are some private companies
10:33who are investing in sports here,
10:35They also come from outside with some balls,
10:37But the children have to show that discipline.
10:40and that desire to also have this change.
10:42Here we see a constant police presence.
10:45They are there, visible, walking around the neighborhood.
10:49This place, which you see as a normal skatepark,
10:52young people, teenagers, skating, doing their tricks,
10:56Years ago, it was the place where new gang members were baptized.
10:59I've been told that they used to bring them here,
11:01They lasted approximately 18 minutes in total,
11:04hitting him and hitting him.
11:05And then it was like, look, you officially belong to my gang.
11:08A truly chilling story.
11:11And today, in 2025, to be able to see this skatepark
11:14completely renovated, with murals, with art, with children here,
11:18investing their time in sports,
11:20which I feel is one of the best ways
11:22to be able to rescue a youth.
11:24It really is quite admirable.
11:26And I'm told that it's open all night.
11:28which in fact can be until 1 a.m.
11:31And they're here playing.
11:32I see there are some police officers around,
11:33There is still a police presence on various streets,
11:36even military personnel.
11:44Look, I've just run into a really nice, sweet lady,
11:48with a truly angelic aura, Mrs. Maura.
11:50Mrs. Maura, have you been living here long?
11:52in this community?
11:54Since 1997.
11:56Since 1997.
11:58And have you always felt so safe?
12:00as you walk through its streets?
12:03No, not until today, since this new president took office.
12:09Do you feel a change in security now?
12:11Quite a lot, a total change.
12:13Do you have children or grandchildren here?
12:15No, I never got married.
12:17Did she never get married?
12:18Ah, if you bring me one from over there to my house.
12:20So, what nationality would you like?
12:22A gringo, look.
12:23Oh, well, look, very nice.
12:25Mrs. Maura, so that they come here, they look for her.
12:28Do you feel it is safe for tourists to come today?
12:31would you like to visit their community?
12:32Yes, look, magnificent, but they have very few.
12:35come more often.
12:36Would you like to see more often?
12:38Are there more people of other nationalities visiting here?
12:41Ah, yes.
12:42Look, she's extroverted because she even dared to look good on camera.
12:45But many people don't like it, they feel ashamed, but you...
12:47No, it's just that...
12:48How dared she dare to be so beautiful?
12:50Oh, of course, she's beautiful.
12:53Beautiful, God bless her.
12:54How old is he/she?
12:54Thank you, 76 years.
12:5676 years old.
12:58We have it, so here we go.
13:00It's a pleasure, Mrs. Maura, may God bless you.
13:03It gave him many years of health.
13:04To you too.
13:06And thank you for coming to visit.
13:13Another thing I find is a restaurant
13:16where I see they have a fairly varied menu.
13:18Hello, how are you?
13:19Let's see, do you have anything?
13:20I've been craving some Salvadoran food lately.
13:24What do you think I might like about what you prepare here?
13:26Ah, he might like yucca, enchiladas.
13:29What does the cassava come with?
13:30It comes with small fish, pickled vegetables, sauce, cucumber, and tomato.
13:35That's lovely.
13:35And how much does that cost?
13:36One dollar.
13:37One dollar.
13:37Okay, give me a plate to try it.
13:39Cassava with a small fish, please.
13:41They're going to give it to him soon.
13:42Yeah.
13:42Thank you.
13:43Well.
13:43Look, you have everything right here.
13:45They prepare it fresh, so the fried yucca with the fish will come out nice and hot.
13:54Wow, this looks delicious.
13:56Thank you so much.
13:57Was the little computer used to test it?
13:59No.
13:59It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter.
14:01Oh, how do you eat it?
14:01Or is it eaten like this?
14:02How do you eat this?
14:03So.
14:03Okay.
14:04I eat it the way Salvadorans eat it.
14:06Let's try this cassava that looks nice and crispy.
14:13Listen to how this sounds!
14:14It's so crispy.
14:18And this must be the little fish?
14:23Savory.
14:23That's lovely.
14:25This is like a kind of tiny sardine.
14:27Nicely fried, crispy, it comes with vegetables, with cucumbers and the seasoning is really quite delicious.
14:35Walking through the streets of La Campanera I came across a new school.
14:38Although the children were already on vacation, I was able to go in and ask the headmistress a couple of questions.
14:44who has been working here for more than 20 years.
14:47I met the school principal, her name is Principal Cecilia.
14:51How are you doing?
14:52It was a pleasure meeting her.
14:53Good afternoon.
14:54It's a pleasure to have you here visiting.
14:57This school was remodeled and renovated in December of last year and finished today in February of this year.
15:05Right now we have 270 children.
15:09This is a model school, a flagship school.
15:13Actually, the school wasn't in the condition it is now.
15:18And the children, well, today they're very happy, aren't they?
15:21When they saw that their school was going to be remodeled there, when they showed up this year,
15:28They saw their school nicely painted, with new furniture, and with air conditioning too.
15:35Wow! That's delicious!
15:37Then, alas!
15:38Perhaps many of them don't have air conditioning at home and at school,
15:41Or they want to spend more time at school than at home, right?
15:43Yes, oh yes, because they, look, when they come, oh!
15:46And they say, director, can you turn on the air conditioning for us?
15:48Yes, I'm telling you, right now, right now.
16:00This is the main avenue of the La Campanera neighborhood,
16:03And notice that there are different businesses where they sell everything from food to personal items,
16:10And this was previously unthinkable.
16:12In fact, if I were here filming any tourist,
16:16Even Salvadorans who didn't live there couldn't enter the neighborhood.
16:20Or well, they could go in, but they weren't going to come out alive.
16:23Hello, do you have any water?
16:25Yeah.
16:25Can I have two, please?
16:27Thank you.
16:29One question, how long have you been here?
16:31I had to go in 2010, so, a response from the regime.
16:34So, you always lived here and then had to leave?
16:37Yes, because life was impossible in those times.
16:39Moreover, we merchants were very insecure,
16:44And then I had to leave, right?
16:49But now, with the regime, well, I've had to come back, to be reborn.
16:55And now, in this new rebirth, as you have called it,
16:58How is he living now?
16:59How have you seen the change since 2010, when you had to leave?
17:02up to the present day?
17:04Oh, no, well, 100% better, right?
17:07Being safe in a country, where I invite everyone, right?
17:11To those from around the world, come and learn, let them experience the stigma here,
17:16Here we are good people, people who want to move forward
17:20and making our country proud.
17:22My business is one of those that closes at one in the morning.
17:25Wow! And what time do you open?
17:26At ten in the morning, nine thirty, ten.
17:29So, I can assure you that yes, it can be done.
17:33In other words, we have 24-hour security here at all times.
17:38seven days a week.
17:40Did you ever think, imagine that you would be in your business
17:43at one in the morning at the bell tower?
17:45Never, never.
17:47The truth is, as I always say, I'm happy, I'm happy to be back.
17:53Well, I earn my daily bread every day.
17:56The bell ringer carries a difficult story and makes no attempt to hide it.
17:59There are still uncomfortable spaces, there are still harsh stories,
18:03But walking through the neighborhood today does not involve the same risk.
18:06Normalcy returned.
18:08And that, for a place like this, is a huge change.
18:16I can't lie to you, my travelers, I really did come to this community
18:19with fear, with nerves, despite knowing that the gangs were no longer here
18:23and that today it is much safer.
18:25I was afraid to arrive with a camera,
18:26suddenly recording something that I couldn't record.
18:29and have some kind of problems, so I was kind of waiting to see what would happen.
18:32But with every step I took, as people smiled at me,
18:36I listened to the testimonies of working women,
18:39Mothers, men, seeing children in the streets,
18:43All of that gave me a little more confidence.
18:46and then be able to see that change on the courts, in the skate parks,
18:49In schools, they're taking all of that as a model.
18:52to then implement it in other communities that, like this one,
18:56It has a history marked by the issue of insecurity,
18:59with the gang, but that story is changing little by little,
19:03It is transforming.
19:04And the people, most importantly, were living without fear,
19:07There really came a moment when my skin crawled.
19:09When they said, "We had to leave from here,"
19:11because of so much fear, so much insecurity
19:13And today we walk the streets without any problems.
19:15It's like, wow, nothing lasts forever.
19:18There is always a light at the end of the tunnel.
19:20I'm not saying that everything is perfect in El Salvador today,
19:23because I'm not from here.
19:24They must still have their problems,
19:26But there is a change, that much is certain.
19:28I have noticed it at least in this community.
19:31I want to know in the comments what you thought of this video.
19:34In the next one I'm going to show you beautiful things about El Salvador.
19:37We're going to the beach
19:39and to show you all the tourist attractions.
19:41If you've made it this far in the video,
19:43Don't forget to like, subscribe, and comment.
19:45Bye, bye!
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