Children of the Nahua indigenous community of Alcozacan are seen in their house, before a demonstration by children carrying replicas of toy and wooden weapons, in the town of Alcozacan, Guerrero state , Mexico April 29, 2021. REUTERS /Mahe Elipe TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
ALCOZACAN, Mexico (Reuters) - Holding balloons and homemade signs, children paraded the streets of a Mexican village, chanting slogans and calling for peace in a region where drug gangs wield deadly force.
Boys and girls in Alcozacan, a hamlet in a mountainous municipality of southern Guerrero state, enthusiastically took part in a march that included adults on Friday, when Mexico celebrated Children's Day.
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