THE NORTHERN TRIANGLE

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Across
  1. 2. the area where most of the gangs in the Northern Triangle originate from.
  2. 5. this country began flourishing in about 1 AD
  3. 7. this type of violence is the highest in the world in El Salvador and Honduras.
  4. 8. El Salvador gained independence from this in 1839
  5. 9. this is what El Salvador experienced fro 12 years and lost about 75,000 lives.
  6. 10. this was the percentage of children that were held in the US that were from the Northern Triangle.
  7. 11. this drug is often sold to migrants in Guatemala to get over into the U.S.
  8. 13. the reason as to why deep-rooted violence is so prevalent in the Northern Triangle.
  9. 15. this country's biggest industries includes sugar processing, coffee, wooden materials and cigars.
  10. 16. in this way, it is the poorest region in the Western Hemisphere.
Down
  1. 1. this is a program that is currently being attempted to restart and provides a safe, legal, and orderly alternative to the risks involved in the attempt to migrate to the Unites States.
  2. 3. this occurred for 36 years and ending in 1996 with a peace treaty.
  3. 4. this country gained independence in 1821 from Spain.
  4. 6. the biggest import and export partner for all of the Northern Triangle.
  5. 12. disputes among this area in Honduras-El Salvador.
  6. 14. the main reason as to why people are leaving the region of the Northern Triangle.