A child squats next to a banner that says, "Not weapons, not violence" during an anti-violence march in downtown Tegucigalpa June 19, 2009. According to the United Nations and Honduras authorities, there were 4,473 homicides in the country in 2008. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime also said recently that urban street gang members known as "maras" in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras had become part of the problem of drug smuggling and its related violence. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido (HONDURAS CRIME LAW IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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Mayela Mena, 20, poses during a beauty peagent contest before being crowned Miss El Salvador 2009 in San Salvador June 19, 2009. REUTERS/Luis Galdamez (EL SALVADOR ENTERTAINMENT)
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Mayela Mena, 20, smiles after being crowned Miss El Salavador 2009 during a beauty pageant contest in San Salvador June 19, 2009. REUTERS/Luis Galdamez (EL SALVADOR ENTERTAINMENT)
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A child holds a leaflet against weapons and violence during an anti-violence march in downtown Tegucigalpa June 19, 2009. According to the United Nations and Honduras authorities, there were 4,473 homicides in the country in 2008. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime also said recently that urban street gang members known as "maras" in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras had become part of the problem of drug smuggling and its related violence. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido (HONDURAS CRIME LAW POLITICS CONFLICT)
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Children hold banners during an anti-violence march in downtown Tegucigalpa June 19, 2009. According to the United Nations and Honduras authorities, there were 4,473 homicides in the country in 2008. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime also said recently that urban street gang members known as "maras" in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras had become part of the problem of drug smuggling and its related violence. The banners read: "If you love life, love peace" (L) and "Living in peace is our right". REUTERS/Edgard Garrido (HONDURAS CRIME LAW POLITICS CONFLICT)
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A child squats next to a banner that says, "Not weapons, not violence" during an anti-violence march in downtown Tegucigalpa June 19, 2009. According to the United Nations and Honduras authorities, there were 4,473 homicides in the country in 2008. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime also said recently that urban street gang members known as "maras" in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras had become part of the problem of drug smuggling and its related violence. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido (HONDURAS CRIME LAW)
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El presidente salvadoreño Mauricio Funes pronuncia un discurso en el palacio presidencial de San Salvador, el jueves 18 de junio del 2009 (AP foto/Luis Romero)
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El Salvador's President Mauricio Funes delivers a speech at the presidential palace in San Salvador, Thursday, June 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Luis Romero)
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Ana Pineda cleans the classroom of a school closed as a precaution to stop the spread of swine flu, after a student was suspected of having been infected with the H1N1 virus in San Salvador, Wednesday, June 17 , 2009 . Health authorities have so far registered 137 confirmed cases of H1N1 in the country.(AP Photo/Luis Romero)
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Una doctora usando mascarilla como protección por el brote de gripe porcina examina a un niño en un hospital de San Salvador, el viernes 12 de junio de 2009. (AP foto/Luis Romero)
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