Reference :
V-P-NI-E-00054
Date :
06/02/2014
Caption :
Jalapa. A former combatant and his wife. He is resting after working in his coffee plantation. In 1984, he lost part of his right leg and was seriously injured at his left leg in a landmine explosion during a combat.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication without restrictions
Description :
The accident occurred around the Nicaraguan-Honduras border area, a zone where the conflict was particularly devastating and where there is now the greatest number of mines in the country.
After the accident, he was trained as a shoemaker but did not find any job. He then decided to start his own coffee plantation. However, the piece of land he bought was full of anti-personnel mines and he had to clean it up before he could start cultivating his fields.
Original material :
digital
Resolution :
5472x3648
Orientation :
landscape
Colour/B&W :
colour
