Katrina's impact felt in El Salvador

Hurricane Katrina's damage to the oil industry is having a serious impact on gasoline prices in El Salvador. Prices are rising by 70 cents per gallon in the country. Such a cost increase will again create pressure by the owners of bus companies to raise fares. A significant percentage of Salvadorans rely on the buses for their transportation, and attempted fare increases at the beginning of July led to violent protests.

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Anonymous said…
You can be sure that there are Salvadorans in New Orleans who are in bad shape right now. I wonder how Manny and Isabel are doing... they had a restaurant called La Macarena that served absolutely perfect pupusas. They are in Kenner, so they might have escaped the worst of it. There is a restaurant closer to the heart of New Orleans called Taqueria Corona that is run by Salvadorans. I sure hope these folks are OK... I used to eat there at least once a week.
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