Reference :
V-P-NI-E-00096
Date :
06/02/2014
Caption :
Jalapa. A former combatant is 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 :
6000x4000
Orientation :
landscape
Colour/B&W :
colour
