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Two Contra soldiers stand for a photograph next to a makeshift tent constructed of scrap sheet metal at El Porvenir Farm, located two kilometers from the Honduras-Nicaragua border. The Contra soldier in the foreground is holding his olive-green cap on his left hand and a bowl of food on his right hand. The soldier in the background is wearing his olive-green cap and holding his weapon over his shoulder. Both are looking at the camera. They are both part of the Nicaraguan Democratic Force (FDN in Spanish), whose members are informally known as "Contras." Dos soldados contra están de pie para una fotografía al lado de una casa de campaña improvisada hecha de fierro chatarra en la granja El Porvenir, localizada a dos kilómetros de la frontera entre Honduras y Nicaragua. El contra en primer plano de la imagen sostiene su cachucha color verde olivo en su mano izquierda y un plato de comida en su mano derecha. El contra del fondo de la imagen porta su fusil sobre sus hombros y su cachucha. Los dos miran directamente hacia la cámara. Los dos forman parte de la Fuerza Demócratica Nicaragüense (FDN), cuyos miembros son conocidos informalmente como la contra.
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