Citizen militia practice in Managua, Nicaragua

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

Government graffitti in Managua memorializing the hero of the Sandinista revolution, Augusto Sandino, who was assassinated in 1932, Nicaragua

Street fighter in Managua, Nicaragua

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

"Cuesta del Plomo," Managua, Nicaragua

[Prison after shooting, Managua, Nicaragua]

[Political dissidents arrested after the assassination of Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza, Managua, Nicaragua]

Managua garage sells old wheels and hubcaps, relics from the Somoza era of big American cars, many of which are still in use, Nicaragua