Herndon

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Herndon [1] is a small town in the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C.

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Herndon has its own municipal golf course. It is well groomed and maintained and is one of the best municipal golf course around. Green fees are reasonable.

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• The Tortilla Factory Southwestern/Mexican food. 648 Elden St. [2]
• Pollo Inka Authentic Peruvian food. 668 Elden St.
• Amphora's Diner American and Greek food in a 1950s-style diner. Open 24 hours. 1151 Elden St.

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English is official, Spanish is commonly heard, and at some locations spoken solely. There are many Peruvians, Salvadorans, and Afghans in Herndon.

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• Crowne Plaza Dulles Airport, 2200 Centreville Road, (703) 471-6700, (703) 742-8965, [3].

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A very well-organised and heavily armed street-gang known as Mara Salvatrucha aka "MS-13" operates in (among other places in the U.S.) the Northern Virginia suburbs of D.C. Perhaps there is some irony that the gang developed out of para-military and actual military organisations which were involved in the wars and revolutions of the 1980's and 1990's in Central America. As if this isn't scary enough, MS-13 seems to have actively sought to locate itself in the very communities such as Herndon in which many of the F.B.I. agents tasked with hunting them live.

Not so long ago, a freshman at the Herndon High school was shot because he belonged to a rival gang.

So, given the above how does one stay safe in Herndon? Probably it won't affect you at all, however you might want to take the usual precautions that a traveller takes in big cities in the U.S.: Try not to look like a gang member. Treat very-slow moving automobiles with caution. Avoid groups of adolescents on the street, even if you are a teenager yourself. If you are in town to visit the high school then talk with some of the teachers first about what to look out for.

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