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Refuge and Return : Stories of a Resettled Community in El SalvadorMain MenuRefuge and Return: An IntroductionThe History of Our CommunityOral HistoriesArchive of PhotographsContributorsJoseph Wiltberger & Carlos Baltazar Flores, coeditorsc75d2c28ecf735c18870b54b176b24dd7099201d
The Mesa Grande Refugee Camp
12020-01-11T15:31:20-08:00Joseph Wiltberger & Carlos Baltazar Flores, coeditorsc75d2c28ecf735c18870b54b176b24dd7099201d169763structured_gallerypublished2022-05-17T21:26:01-07:00Joseph Wiltberger18e3f47e29a835cf09d67bd8516fd45738cef754
12019-07-30T13:29:29-07:00Joseph Wiltberger & Carlos Baltazar Flores, coeditorsc75d2c28ecf735c18870b54b176b24dd7099201dThe people of Mesa Grande washing clothes in the creek4The people of Mesa Grande washing clothes in the creekmedia/316810_105089309603053_135289379_n.jpgplainpublished2020-06-10T18:43:16-07:00Joseph Wiltberger18e3f47e29a835cf09d67bd8516fd45738cef754
12019-07-30T13:23:33-07:00Joseph Wiltberger & Carlos Baltazar Flores, coeditorsc75d2c28ecf735c18870b54b176b24dd7099201dFamilies in Mesa Grande3Families in Mesa Grandemedia/300443_105160159595968_330505148_n.jpgplainpublished2020-04-18T12:14:51-07:00Joseph Wiltberger18e3f47e29a835cf09d67bd8516fd45738cef754
12018-04-26T22:08:42-07:00Joseph Wiltberger & Carlos Baltazar Flores, coeditorsc75d2c28ecf735c18870b54b176b24dd7099201dMrs. Marcela, a catechist in Mesa Grande3Mrs. Marcela, a catechist in Mesa Grande297482_105124089599575_2135826802_n.jpgplainpublished2020-01-11T15:29:07-08:00Joseph Wiltberger18e3f47e29a835cf09d67bd8516fd45738cef754
12019-07-30T13:24:52-07:00Joseph Wiltberger & Carlos Baltazar Flores, coeditorsc75d2c28ecf735c18870b54b176b24dd7099201dParcels in Mesa Grande, ~19852Parcels in Mesa Grande, ~1985media/302472_105160456262605_2003731751_n.jpgplainpublished2020-01-11T16:50:43-08:00Joseph Wiltberger18e3f47e29a835cf09d67bd8516fd45738cef754
1media/293657_105119956266655_1619825308_n_thumb.jpg2020-05-02T13:34:35-07:00Joseph Wiltberger & Carlos Baltazar Flores, coeditorsc75d2c28ecf735c18870b54b176b24dd7099201dOven in Mesa Grande2Oven in Mesa Grandemedia/293657_105119956266655_1619825308_n.jpgplainpublished2020-05-02T13:35:14-07:00Joseph Wiltberger18e3f47e29a835cf09d67bd8516fd45738cef754
12019-07-30T13:25:06-07:00Joseph Wiltberger & Carlos Baltazar Flores, coeditorsc75d2c28ecf735c18870b54b176b24dd7099201dMesa Grande, Honduras with the initial refugees, 19802Mesa Grande, Honduras with the initial refugees, 1980media/302602_105153206263330_671616650_n.jpgplainpublished2020-01-11T16:52:08-08:00Joseph Wiltberger18e3f47e29a835cf09d67bd8516fd45738cef754
12019-07-30T13:22:56-07:00Joseph Wiltberger & Carlos Baltazar Flores, coeditorsc75d2c28ecf735c18870b54b176b24dd7099201dWomen getting water at the camps faucets of Mesa Grande2Women getting water at the camps faucets of Mesa Grandemedia/298786_105083966270254_2139167406_n.jpgplainpublished2020-01-11T17:22:26-08:00Joseph Wiltberger18e3f47e29a835cf09d67bd8516fd45738cef754
1media/The public washing place in camp 2_thumb.jpg2020-06-10T21:11:02-07:00Joseph Wiltberger & Carlos Baltazar Flores, coeditorsc75d2c28ecf735c18870b54b176b24dd7099201dThe public washing place in camp 2, Mesa Grande2The public washing place in camp 2, Mesa Grandemedia/The public washing place in camp 2.jpgplainpublished2020-06-10T21:11:31-07:00Joseph Wiltberger18e3f47e29a835cf09d67bd8516fd45738cef754
12019-07-30T13:27:14-07:00Joseph Wiltberger & Carlos Baltazar Flores, coeditorsc75d2c28ecf735c18870b54b176b24dd7099201dLatrines for refugees in Mesa Grande2Latrines for refugees in Mesa Grandemedia/308430_105139856264665_1447965526_n.jpgplainpublished2020-01-11T17:33:22-08:00Joseph Wiltberger18e3f47e29a835cf09d67bd8516fd45738cef754
1media/Overlooking Guarjilla_thumb.jpg2022-04-05T12:03:28-07:00Joseph Wiltberger & Carlos Baltazar Flores, coeditorsc75d2c28ecf735c18870b54b176b24dd7099201dMesa Grande camps 5 and 72Mesa Grande camps 5 and 7media/Overlooking Guarjilla.jpgplainpublished2022-04-05T12:04:22-07:00Joseph Wiltberger18e3f47e29a835cf09d67bd8516fd45738cef754
12019-07-30T13:20:40-07:00Joseph Wiltberger & Carlos Baltazar Flores, coeditorsc75d2c28ecf735c18870b54b176b24dd7099201dThe communal kitchen in Mesa Grande, 19822The communal kitchen in Mesa Grande, 1982media/296645_105147736263877_776204404_n.jpgplainpublished2020-01-11T18:29:15-08:00Joseph Wiltberger18e3f47e29a835cf09d67bd8516fd45738cef754
1media/helicopter at mesa grande_thumb.jpg2020-05-02T13:28:48-07:00Joseph Wiltberger & Carlos Baltazar Flores, coeditorsc75d2c28ecf735c18870b54b176b24dd7099201dHelicopter flying over encampment of refugees in Mesa Grande, 19832Helicopter flying over encampment of refugees in Mesa Grande, 1983media/helicopter at mesa grande.jpgplainpublished2020-05-02T13:30:13-07:00Joseph Wiltberger18e3f47e29a835cf09d67bd8516fd45738cef754