Ex-gangsters turn district into Mexico’s largest mural
Former drug gang members paint 200 houses in Pachuca to give neighbourhood makeover, as part of regeneration scheme.
Published On 12 Aug 2015
Former drugs gang members in Mexico have put down their weapons and picked up paintbrushes instead.
They have given their neighbourhood a multicoloured makeover, making it the largest ever mural in the country, as part of a government regeneration scheme.
Al Jazeera’s John Holman reports from Pachuca.
Source: Al Jazeera