By: Tim Hinchliffe

In reply to Aristole Pingagrande.

Hi Aristole. First off, I appreciate your comment. I’m glad someone wants to talk about it.

Did you not read what I wrote about stigmas and perception? No, I haven’t been to El Salvador, but I know what it is like to live in a country where the media says one thing, but the reality is something different.

I live in Colombia, and people outside of the country still think it is a place run by narcos.

The point of my article was to show how perceptions are misleading. Although the homicide numbers are correct, it doesn’t reflect all of El Salvadorean society, and that innovation is growing.

It was a message of hope, and I used personal anecdotes (not ‘only quotes magazines’) to make comments about the violence in the country based on what Colombia is going through.

Was it the phrase ‘Homicide Capital’ that stood out most to you and that’s what prompted you to write?

Loser? maybe
Biased? slightly for the underdog
Uninformed? I would disagree