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An army Cadillac Gage Commando armored car patrols a street near a church in Chimaltenango. Two soldiers can be seen standing on the armored car and inside it. Civilians walk past the tank, some of them dressed in traditional and colorful Mayan clothing. In the background of the image is Santa Ana Catholic Church. Most soldiers forced to patrol as part of the "Patrol of Self-Defense" program in the 1980s were Mayan men. Patrols were used by the military to destroy civil organizing and to control any political networks of rural Mayans. The UN-administered Truth Commission, known as the Commission of Historical Clarification documented more tan 600 massacres committed by government forces against civilians in predominately Mayan areas between 1981 and 1983. Un vehículo blindado Cadillac Gage Commando del ejército patrulla una calle Chimaltenango. Dos soldados se observan, uno parado sobre el vehículo y el otro dentro de él. Civiles mayas caminan cerca del vehículo blindado, unos de ellos portan ropa tradicional maya colorida. Al fondo de la imagen se observa la parroquia de Santa Ana. La mayoría de los soldados obligados a patrullar como parte del programa "Patrulla de Autodefensa" en los ochenta eran hombres mayas. Las patrullas fueron utilizadas por los militares para destruir la organización civil y controlar a cualquier red política de los mayas rurales. La comisión de la verdad administrada por la ONU, conocida como la Comisión para el Esclarecimiento Histórico, documentó más de 600 masacres cometidas por fuerzas gubernamentales contra civiles en áreas predominantemente mayas entre 1981 y 1983.
Documentary photographs Combat patrols Guatemala. Ejército Firearms Guatemala--History--Civil War, 1960-1996 Soldiers Military vehicles Church buildings
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