The blossoming links between the drug traffickers and the maras are a big worry.

贩毒者和maras日益亲近的关系使人甚为担忧。

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The maras of Central America, which have close ties to inner-city gangs in el norte, could yet pull off the same trick.

中美洲的maras，与el norte有着紧密的联系，也可能玩同样的手段而崛起。

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The terraced pools of mineral-laden water at Maras produce salt by evaporation, as they did in the time of the Inca.

通过蒸发的方式，玛拉斯人好像印加时期的先人一样，将梯田浅水池里富含矿物质的水变成盐。

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By and large, Central American police lack the skills, technology and resources to combat the maras.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Gangs and violence in Central America

FBI, law-enforcement authorities are now trying to use techniques developed against the Sicilian Mafia to fight the maras.

ECONOMIST: Criminal gangs in the Americas

The gangs, or maras, emerged in Los Angeles and spread to Central America when gang members were deported.

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