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

Citizen militia practice in Managua, Nicaragua

Boy returning home with jug full of creek water. Soldiers searching for guerrillas, El Salvador

Guerrilla camp. Father is holding a U.S.-made M-16 automatic rifle, El Salvador