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Aerial view of the Lacandón jungle in Chiapas. Mayan refugees from Guatemala inhabited the jungle. Four thhousand of the six thousand Guatemalan refugees from the settlement of Puerto Rico, the biggest in Chiapas, hid in the Lacandón jungle when the Mexican government announced in 1984 that they would be relocated by force if necessary.The refugee camps in the Lacandón jungle were most difficult to assists because of their geographic isolation and aid could only get to the area by plane, canoe, jeep or mules. Vista aérea de la selva lacandón, chiapas. Richard Cross estaba interesado en la geografía de los campamentos y documentó el contexto ambiental. Los campamentos de refugiados en la Selva Lacandona fueron más difíciles de ayudar debido a su aislamiento geográfico y la ayuda solo podía llegar a esta zona en avión, canoa, jeep o mulas. Cuatro mil de los seis mil refugiados guatemaltecos del asentamiento de Puerto Rico, el más grande de Chiapas, se escondieron en la Selva Lacandona cuando el gobierno mexicano anunció en 1984 que serían reubicados por la fuerza si fuera necesario.
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