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From the archive.

From the archive · 6 Dec 2024 · 24 min read

La Libertad: From Slums to Skyscrapers

El Salvador’s Great Transformation. A second visit to Bitcoin Country — from “murder capital of the world” to a nation finding its feet again.

Pupusas with a family that survived the gang years, orange-pilling on the ground, volcano-powered mining, and the four things El Salvador still needs to go the way of Singapore.

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