Catholic priest Fabio Colindres speaks with a member of Mara Salvatrucha gang during a mass at the prison of Ciudad Barrios, El Salvador on Tuesday, June 19, 2012.

The 2012 truce demonstrated that gang leaders had significant influence over levels of violence in the country, but it also showed the limits of informal agreements when long term structural problems remain unresolved.

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