Christian Aid: Stilt-walking stops bullets in Guatemala

  • 12 years ago
With slum streets ruled by vicious youth gangs, Guatemala has the highest murder rate in the Americas. By putting on spectacular parades and teaching brutalised youngsters arts and carnival skills, Caja Lúdica jugglers, dancers, musicians, stilt-walkers and acrobats are fighting for peace in some of the most dangerous streets in the world.