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A large group of Contra soldiers, some sitting and some standing, rest at El Porvenir Farm, located two kilometers from the Honduras-Nicaragua border, in June 1983. They are each holding an assortment of FN FAL and Kalashnikov assault rifles and wearing military uniforms and caps. The third soldier from the left is wearing a black beret and a gray polo shirt with blue horizontal stripes. The second soldier from the left is wearing a blue-and-white patch that reads "FDN," which identifies him as a member of the Nicaraguan Democratic Force. In the background there lies a steaming pile of debris and scrap metal. As members of the FDN, they and others like them are known informally as "Contras." Un grupo grande de soldados contra, unos sentados y otros de pie, descansan en la granja El Porvenir, localizada a dos kilómetros de la frontera entre Honduras y Nicaragua, en junio de 1983. Ellos portan un surtido de fusiles FN FAL y Kalashnikov y también portan uniforme militar y cachucha. El tercer soldado de la izquierda porta una boina negra y una camisa polo gris con líneas azules horizontales. El segundo soldado de la izquierda porta un parche albiazul que dice: "FDN", lo cual lo identifica como miembro de la Fuerza Demócratica Nicaragüense. Al fondo de la imagen se observa una pila de escombros y fierro chatarra que todavía echa vapor. Como miembros de la FDN, ellos y otros como ellos son conocidos informalmente como la contra.
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