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An army Cadillac Gage Commando of U.S. origin patrols the streets of Chimaltenango. Two soldiers, one wearing a hat and the other a helmet, are visible. To the right of the image, several women, young and old, are carrying bags as they walk on the side of the road. In the background behind the armored car is a man riding a bicycle. Most soldiers forced to patrol as part of the "Patrol of Self-Defense" program in the 1980s were Mayan men. 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 patrulla las calles de Chimaltenango. Dos soldados, uno portando gorro y el otro casco, se observan dentro del vehículo. Sobre la derecha de la imagen se observan varias mujeres, jovenes y ancianas, sosteniendo bolsas mientras caminan sobre el costado de la calle. Al fondo de la imagen detrás del vehículo blindado se observa a un hombre montado sobre una bicicleta. Las mujeres que llevan bolsas caminan por el lado del camino. La mayoría de los soldados obligados a patrullar como parte del programa "Patrulla de Autodefensa" en los ochenta eran hombres mayas. 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.
Documentary photographs Combat patrols Guatemala. Ejército Firearms Guatemala--History--Civil War, 1960-1996 Military vehicles Armored vehicles, Military
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