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A large unidentified Contra helicopter flies over El Porvenir Farm, located two kilometers from the Honduras-Nicaragua border. Inside the helicopter there are three passengers, one of which is armed. In the background of the image is the Nicaraguan countryside. The helicopter and its crew are members of the Nicaraguan Democratic Force (FDN in Spanish), whose members are informally known as "Contras." Un helicóptero grande no identificado de los contras vuela sobre la granja El Porvenir, localizada a dos kilómetros de la frontera entre Honduras y Nicaragua. Dentro del helicóptero se observan tres pasajeros, uno de ellos armado. Al fondo de la imagen se observa el campo nicaragüense. El helicóptero y sus tripulantes forman parte de la Fuerza Demócratica Nicaragüense (FDN), cuyos miembros son conocidos informalmente como la contra.
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