Von Feuerland nach Tijuana Part 7 # 01.05.2010 # In Focus

# Street violence, poverty and migration are some of the big issues in today’s Central America. In Nicaragua’s capital of Managua, soccer is scoring points as an effective alternative to youth violence. It’s the teenage gangs vs. the police cadets and it shows: Kicking goals can be therapeutic. The villagers of Intipucá in El Salvador are either young or old - most of the generation in between has gone off to earn a living somewhere else. The village has even put up a monument to its first migrant worker and recently the new mayor came out of the closet with his bisexuality. In Guatemala, Dieter Zimmer is dedicating his efforts to preserving the ancient Maya sites of the Petén Rain Forest.