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In June 1983, three Contra soldiers rest on a log at El Porvenir Farm, located two kilometers from the Honduras-Nicaragua border. The two soldiers on the left, one sitting and one standing, are each holding FN FAL assault rifle while the soldier on the right is sitting and holding a Kalashnikov assault rifle. In the background there is a lone Contra soldier standing next to a tree. The three men are members of the Nicaraguan Democratic Force (FDN in Spanish), whose members are known informally as "Contras." En junio de 1983, tres soldados contra yacen descansando sobre un tronco caído en la granja El Porvenir, localizada a dos kilómetros de la frontera entre Honduras y Nicaragua. Los dos soldados a la izquierda, uno sentado y el otro parado, sostienen cada uno fusiles FN FAL mientras el soldado a la derecha yace sentado mientras sostiene su fusil Kalashnikov. Al fondo de la imagen se observan un soldado contra parado junto a un árbol. Los tres forman parte de la Fuerza Demócratica Nicaragüense (FDN), cuyos miembros son conocidos informalmente como la contra.
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