Salvadorans Artly Wipe the Marks of Gang Terror · Global Voices
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Radio France Internationale
Reclaiming the walls in a former Salvadoran gang hotspot
A few years ago, Colonia 10 de Octubre district in the town of San Marcos, about 10 kilometers (six miles) from the capital San Salvador, was a no-go zone. Only people given the nod by the brutal Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang dared to enter this warren of small houses, where bodies of murder victims were dumped on the street and extortion was rife. Armed with spray cans and paintbrushes, Patricia Vega, Marcela Alvarenga, and Elizabeth Guardado a…
With palette, brushes and spray, Patricia Vega, Marcela Alvarenga and Elizabeth Guardado help to change the face of the 10th of October colony, a labyrinth of humble houses and steep streets where a few years ago it was impossible to enter without the permission of a gang member. "In my life I would have thought of getting in here," says Vega in one of the alleys of the neighborhood located in the town of San Marcos, about 10 km from San Salvado…
In a neighborhood in El Salvador where the feared MS-13 faction used to mark territory with intimidating graffiti, three Salvadoran artists now color walls and facades with bird paintings, flowers and landscapes. Patricia Vega, Marcela Alvarenga and Elizabeth Guardado's initiative helps to face the sequels of gang violence and the historical exclusion of women in the art world.The transformations occur in the community October 10, located in the…
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