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A group of Mayan men lean on the Samaritana grocery store wall. They are being trained in civil defense by the Guatemalan Army. Paintings on the wall advertise cooking oil and sugar. A painted message on the wall reads, "I sell items for daily consumption." A group of soldiers are visible both inside and on the right side of the image. Some of the soldiers are armed. The civilian population was under control by heavy army presence, which included a nationwide network of civil defense patrols, military commissioners and informers. Guatemala's military identified Chajul as one of three towns that formed the "Ixil Triangle," in the northern Quiché region, and inhabited by Ixil Mayan people. The army occupied this region in late 1970s as guerrilla support grew there. Chajul suffered major massacres in 1978 and 1982. Un grupo de hombres mayas yacen recargados sobre la pared de la tienda de abarrotes Samaritana. Estos hombres están reunidos para un entrenamiento en defensa civil por parte del ejército guatemalteco. Un letrero sobre la pared anuncia azúcar y aceite para cocinar. Otro letrero pintado lee "Vendo árticulos de consumo diario". Un grupo de soldados se observa adentro y sobre la parte derecha de la imagen. Varios de los soldados portan fusiles. La población civil estaba bajo control por la fuerte presencia del ejército, que incluía una red nacional de patrullas de defensa civil, comisionados militares e informantes. El ejército de Guatemala identificó a Chajul como uno de los tres pueblos que formaban el "Triángulo de Ixil", en la región norte de El Quiché, y habitados por el pueblo maya ixil. El ejército ocupó esta región a fines de la década de 1970 cuando el apoyo de la guerrilla creció allí. Chajul sufrió masacres importantes en 1978 y 1982.
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