Guatemala family pins hope on five-year-old pianist

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Growing up in rural Guatemala usually guarantees a lifetime of struggle. Chronic malnutrition, high illiteracy, violence, and endemic poverty are just a few of the obstacles most children face, particularly in indigenous communities.

But in one highland town, five-year old Yahaira Tubac is proving that anything is possible.

Al Jazeera’s David Mercer reports from the Kachiquel town of San Juan Sacatepequez.