Schoolchildren gather in Dos Erres for an Independence Day celebration on Sept. 15, 1982. (Submitted by Sara Romero)Schoolchildren gather in Dos Erres for an Independence Day celebration on Sept. 15, 1982. (Submitted by Sara Romero)At the time, Dos Erres was a relative oasis in a Guatemala that was a cauldron of chaos. A few weeks later, in the early hours of Dec. 7, the war arrived at Dos Erres and turned out all the lights. Instead, the soldiers took him out and asked whether he recognized any of the bodies strewn around the village.

Source: CBC News March 24, 2019 07:52 UTC