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A Guatemalan army Cadillac Gage Commando armored vehicle of U.S. origin sits parked on the street in Chimaltenango. Walking next to the vehicle and in the background there are several civilians walking. Many of the women are wearing colorful traditional Mayan clothing. A political banner hanging above the street reads, "Civilization and progress 'yes'. Communism, 'no'. Mario President." Patrols were used by the military to destroy civil organizing and to control any political networks of rural Mayans. The UN-administered Truth Commission, known as the Commission of Historical Clarification documented more tan 600 massacres committed by government forces against civilians in predominately Mayan areas between 1981 and 1983. Un vehículo blindado Cadillac Gage Commando de origen estadounidense del ejército guatemalteco en Chimaltenago. Junto al vehículo blindado y al fondo de la imagen se observan varias personas caminando. Muchas de las mujeres llevan ropa tradicional colorida maya. Una pancarta política que cuelga sobre la calle lee "Civilización y progreso 'sí'. Comunismo, 'no'. Mario Presidente". Las patrullas fueron utilizadas por los militares para destruir la organización civil y controlar a cualquier red política de los mayas rurales. La comisión de la verdad administrada por la ONU, conocida como la Comisión para el Esclarecimiento Histórico, documentó más de 600 masacres cometidas por fuerzas gubernamentales contra civiles en áreas predominantemente mayas entre 1981 y 1983.
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