I read that El Salvador actually was the most industrialized country in the entire region, until the civil war happened. Admittedly I do not really know much about the history there but when this news came out it reminded me about a question I used to ask before, like why don't these countries use their geothermal energies better? I know even in my region the most that happens is a tourist attraction but we have so much energy below our earth, imagine if we could tap it better.