Driving down the main street in El Salvador’s Jucuapa, it is easy for one to realise the small town is not an ordinary place.

At first sight, the town is quiet and peaceful, but a certain tension can be felt.

Caskets now sit in the front windows of one-time bakeries and other shops, whose facades are still intact, but now have the distinct odour of a strong wood varnish.

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