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Amanda

The Desembarco Massacre

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Amanda describes the 1986 invasion of Arcatao, known as the “Desembarco massacre,” in which her husband was killed by the military while she was elsewhere caring for a sick child.

The Years of “Guindas”

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Amanda remembers years of military operations which led the civilian population to flee in fear of being massacred.

Refuge in Mesa Grande

Watch on YouTube Refuge in Mesa Grande

Amanda decides to flee with her children to the Mesa Grande refugee camp in Honduras after her husband was killed in 1986.

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