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Two white tents with large numbers written on them are displayed in front of wooden shelters in the refugee camp on the road to Perquín, El Salvador. Few people (two women holding children, two men and two older children) stand next to the shelter. By the end of February, the guerrillas invaded Perquín and the entire northern Morazán was in the hands of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN). Campamento de refugiados en la carretera a Perquín, El Salvador. Dos carpas blancas numeradas están colocadadas frente a los refugios de madera. Pocas personas (dos mujeres que tienen niños, dos hombres y dos niños mayores) se paran al lado del refugio. A fines de febrero, los guerrilleros invadieron Perquín y todo el norte de Morazán estaba en manos del Frente Farabundo Martí de Liberación Nacional (FMLN).
Civil war Refugees Refugee camps Refugee children El Salvador--History--1979-1992 El Salvador--Politics and Government--1979-1992 El Salvador--Social Conditions
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