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In June 1983, a young female Contra soldier kneels beside a campfire as she stirs the rice that is cooking on a pan at El Porvenir Farm, located two kilometers from the Honduras-Nicaragua border. On her left part of her shirt she is wearing a blue-and-white patch that reads "FDN," which identifies her as a member of the Nicaragua Democratic Force. She is wearing a black rosary around her neck. She is a member of the Nicaraguan Democratic Force (FDN in Spanish), known informally as "Contras." En junio de 1983, una joven mujer soldado de los contras está hincada a un lado de una fogata mientras mueve el arroz que se cuece en una cazuela en la granja El Porvenir, localizada a dos kilómetros de la frontera entre Honduras y Nicaragua. Sobre la parte izquierda de su camisa ella porta un parche que dice: "FDN", lo cual la identifica como miembro de la Fuerza Demócratica Nicaragüense. Ella porta un rosario negro sobre su cuello. Es miembro de la Fuerza Demócratica Nicaragüense (FDN), conocida informalmente como la contra.
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