National Police, law enforcement branch often linked to the Death Squads, El Salvador

The home of a family of sugar harvesters who live in a rural cooperative, El Salvador

A catholic church in Managua where "liberation theology" is practiced. The small photograph under the painting depicts the martyred Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador, Nicaragua

Birthing room in a San Salvador hospital. The population of the country is expected to double by the end of the century, El Salvador

Loudspeaker at a political rally in Managua. In the background is the Bank of America, one of the few structures not leveled in the 1972 earthquake. Managua today is a city of suburbs, Nicaragua

Lineup of Salvadorans removed from a city bus and questioned by government troops. The soldier, who wears two watches, is examining a national identity card, El Salvador

Rebel camp in the mountains of Chalatenango. The young man blowing smoke rings and his companion, a radio operator, belong to the Faribundo Marti liberation movement, El Salvador

Mexico, U.S. side of the border at El paso, Texas; behind the undocumented person is the Rio Grande and Ciudad Juárez