EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Most places in Latin America remain relatively safe for Americans to visit. But travelers should exercise caution in three hot spots where gangs control the streets or drug cartels are at war with each other.

That’s the gist of the annual international risk assessment published this week by Virginia-based Global Guardian security firm.

Setting foot in Haiti poses the greatest risk for foreigners or even Haitians returning home to see their families. Gangs control large swaths of land, including cities where they extort or victimize the population.

“Haiti is a failed state in many regards,” Michael Ballard, director of intelligence for Global Guardian, said on Wednesday’s Border Report Live. “You need a significant deployment of personnel to make a differ

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