Con una tasa de homicidios mayor que muchos pa ses en guerra, el tri ngulo que componen pa ses como Honduras, El Salvador y Guatemala, presenta cifras escalofriantes: 90 asesinatos por cada 100, 000 habitantes al a o.Estos n meros rebasan por un gran margen lugares reconocidos por su violencia cr nica, como Estados Unidos. Para evitar que esas cifras caigan en la desestima de la incomprensi n, scar Mart nez da forma a este libro con un conjunto de cr nicas cuyo tema central es la cotidianidad de una sociedad sumida en el abandono y la violencia. Mart nez, periodista y redactor de la secci n criminal en el primer peri dico digital centroamericano, El Faro, explora la peligrosa situaci n que los habitantes de esta zona sufren diariamente. Con un tono ntimo y el coraje de los verdaderos periodistas, su personaje encubierto acompa a sin escr pulos un recorrido policiaco, se sube a un bote con migrantes y se entrevista durante d as con un informante pandillero.> ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

This is a book about one of the deadliest places in the world El Salvador and Honduras have had the highest homicide rates in the world over the past ten years, with Guatemala close behind. Every day more than 1,000 people--men, women, and children--flee these three countries for North America. scar Mart nez, author of The Beast, named one of the best books of the year by the Economist, Mother Jones, and the Financial Times, fleshes out these stark figures with true stories, producing a jarringly beautiful and immersive account of life in deadly locations. Mart nez travels to Nicaraguan fishing towns, southern Mexican brothels where Central American women are trafficked, isolated Guatemalan jungle villages, and crime-ridden Salvadoran slums. With his precise and empathetic reporting, he explores the underbelly of these troubled places. He goes undercover to drink with narcos, accompanies police patrols, rides in trafficking boats and hides out with a gang informer. The result is an unforgettable portrait of a region of fear and a subtle analysis of the North American roots and reach of the crisis, helping to explain why this history of violence should matter to all of us.