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Portfolio - MEXICO. 1994. Chiapas 

Paul Fusco 

In January of 1994, the Mexican army occupied Chiapas and interrogated many men they accused of being Zapatista guerrillas. Three men in their 60's were tortured and then carried away. No one saw them alive again. In the middle of February, badly damaged skeletons were discovered in a field near the village. The villagers feared for their lives. The army confiscated the bones, saying they would do forensic studies to determine if the remains were the missing men. The villagers were not convinced. The families were anxious to pay tribute to the men and conduct a funeral, but the government wouldn't... 

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1994. Comandate Marcos in a Zapatista village. 

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1994. Comandate Marcos in a Zapatista village. 

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1994. Comandate Marcos in a Zapatista village. 

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1994. Zapatista soldiers line up for a morning review by Marcos.... 

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1994. Comandate Marcos in a Zapatista village. 

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1994. Comandate Marcos in a Zapatista village. 

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1994. Sub Commandante MARCOS in a Zapatista village. 

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1994. Zapatista supporters gathered in an un-named village to... 

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1994. Zapatista supporters gathered in an un-named village to... 

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1994. A meeting of Zapatista delegates. 

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1994. Two women were told to cover their faces before being photographed.
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San Cristobal. Two young girls hope to sell oranges to soldiers... 

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1994. San Cristobal de la Casas. Once the negotiations between... 

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Mexico City. Main Zocalo. During the lowering of the Mexican... 

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1994. The Mexican Army set up armed checkpoints on all major... 

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"1994. Two Indian women huddle in the back of a truck as the... 

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1994. Men reboard a bus after bodies were searched and Id's checked.... 

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1994. Women on a bus are asked for Id's by soldiers. 

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"1994. Altamirano. Even after the fighting stopped the army's... 

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1994. Las Margaritas. A refugee camp was set up in a municipal... 

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San Cristobal de la Casas. A group of women cooking together... 

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"1994. Thousands of Indians fled their villages to escape potential... 

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San Cristobal de la Casas. A baby on a mother's back eating a... 

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San Cristobal de la Casas. The refugees bath outdoors around... 

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San Cristobal de la Casas. A young mother cleans her daughter's... 

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Aguacantenango. Victoria returns to her village after cutting... 

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Aguacantenango. 12 yr. old Lorenzo works every day all day like... 

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Aguacantenango. Juanita, Victoria's daughter-in-law, in front... 

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Aguacantenango. Miguel, Victoria's older son, in his hut with... 

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1994. Zapatista insurgency. 

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Aguacantenango. Two of Victoria's grandchildren eat off the floor... 

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Aguacantenango. Santos stands in the yard at the end of the day.... 

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Aguacantenango. Two children playing.

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Aguacantenango. A father relaxes outside his stick and mud wall... 

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Aguacantenango. A old man rests, he might have leprosy.

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Morelia. Clyde Snow and assistant study the bones as villagers... 

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Morelia. Two widows watch the examination of the bones. 

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Morelia. The widows pray over the three caskets with the bones... 

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Morelia. The village turned out to honor their friends being... 

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Morelia. Mourners listen to eulogies for three murdered men. 

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Morelia.Flowers are woven into a long rope to decorate the three... 

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Morelia. Widowers and families grieve over their loss. 

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Morelia. Flowers are placed on the graves. 

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Morelia. Mourners. 

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Morelia. A young mourner. 

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"MEXICO. San Cristobal de la Casas. A young Indian boy selling... 

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Men working in a clay quarry. They use ropes and footholds to... 

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Altamirano. Displaced campesinos rush to board a truck to get... 

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The PRI Office supplies free food to all behind their headquarters.... 

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Market day in a village. Bread for sale. 

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San Cristobal. A homeless chamula woman joined a group of squatters... 

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“San Cristobal de la Casas. Indian women have become very active... 

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San Cristobal. An Evangelical church overlooks a slum. Those... 

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San Cristobal. A group of musicians prepare to play and sing... 

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Naha. The leader of the group for many years is now a frail man... 

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Naha. The heads of families receiving food and medicine from... 

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Naha. Young boys enjoy the water from dugout canoes. 

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"MEXICO. Chiapas. 1994. Moss Mountain, the most sacred Indian... 
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