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A Mayan girl cooks in the refugee camp in La Sombra, Chiapas. Refugees in the camps had no resources to deal with illness such as tubercolosis, dengue, malaria or malnutrition. Guatemala paramilitary bands attacked the refugees camp of La Sombra (and the one of Santiago el Vértice) on January 25 and 26, 1983, killing at least four people and kidnapping one. The Guatemalan government alleged that the refugee camp was a guerrillas center but the vast majority of the refugees living in the camp were women, children or old and infirm Guatemalans. Una niña maya cocina en el campamento de refugiados de La Sombra, Chiapas. Los refugiados en los campamentos no tenían recursos para lidiar con enfermedades como la tubercolosis, el dengue, la malaria o la desnutrición. Los grupos paramilitares de Guatemala atacaron el campamento de refugiados de La Sombra (y el de Santiago el Vértice) en enero 25 y 26 de 1983, matando al menos a cuatro personas y secuestrando a una. El gobierno guatemalteco alegó que el campo de refugiados era un centro de guerrillas, pero la gran mayoría de los refugiados que vivían en el campo eran mujeres, niños o ancianos guatemaltecos.
Documentary photographs Refugee children Women refugees Chiapas (Mexico)--History Refugees--Guatemala Indians of Central America--Guatemala--Social conditions Refugee families Maya youth
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