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Three Contra soldiers carry containers along a road at El Porvenir Farm, located two kilometers from the Honduras-Nicaragua border, in June 1983. The two Contras on the left of the image share the weight of a black pot while the Contra following closely behind them carries a yellow bucket by himself. All three soldiers are armed. Walking in opposite direction are two other Contra soldiers both carrying their FN FAL assault rifles over their shoulders. In the background there are several dilapidated structures and the mountains of the Nicaraguan countryside. They are all members of the Nicaraguan Democratic Force (FDN in Spanish), whose members are known informally as "Contras." Tres soldados contra sostienen envases mientras caminan sobre un camino en la granja El Porvenir, localizada a dos kilómetros de la frontera entre Honduras y Nicaragua, en junio de 1983. Los dos contras de la izquierda de la imagen comparten el peso de una olla negra mientras el contra que los sigue carga una cubeta amarilla sólo. Los tres soldados están armados. Caminando en sentido contrario van dos soldados contra portando sus fusiles FN FAL sobre sus hombros. Al fondo de la imagen se observan varias estructuras descuidadas y las montañas del campo nicaragüense. Ellos forman parte de la Fuerza Demócratica Nicaragüense (FDN), cuyos miembros son conocidos informalmente como la contra.
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