Refugee Camp – Unfinished Sentences

Choosing to Stay Behind

Berta explains her decision not to go to Honduras as a refugee, and the difficulties of living alone in El Salvador during wartime.

Maximina describes the harsh conditions experienced in the refugee camp at La Virtud, Honduras.

Víctor describes how the population in Arcatao fled to Mesa Grande, a refugee camp in Honduras, as part of the “May Guinda” in 1982.

Rufino remembers when his family decided to flee towards a refugee camp in Honduras during a military operation called “El Carreño.”

Arminda relates how her family migrated to Honduras and lived among the Honduran population.

Dionisia describes how her husband never made it to the refugee camp Mesa Grande in Honduras, as he was captured and assassinated.

Lucía relates the challenges experienced as she and her family made the trip back home to San Antonio Los Ranchos after being refugees in Honduras.

Élida explains how people were organized inside the Mesa Grande refugee camp in Honduras and describes her return to Arcatao.

Isabel describes the difficulties of life in the Mesa Grande refugee camp in Honduras.

Pedro describes his experience living in Mesa Grande, a refugee camp in Honduras, and shares his memories of resettling in Guarjila.

Marta remembers her recruitment by the guerrilla at age 14 and describes her work as a medical worker within the organization.

Emeteria remembers the process of resettlement in Guarjila after returning from the Mesa Grande refugee camp in Honduras.