mountain roads was time-consuming

This was done primarily on foot because the army had few helicopters at that time and vehicle traffic on the mountain roads was time-consuming and subject to ambushes To enhance the appeal of his program, General Ríos Montt assumed an indigenista (pro-indigenous) stance that included a mass rally in which traditional Maya Indian rituals were performed. As an evangelical minister, the general fervently believed that he had a divine calling to save Guatemala from godless communism. Given the “with us or against us” stance on both sides of the conflict, it was untenable to be a “fence sitter,” as was widespread in Afghanistan. If a village refused to join the program, the army would consider them as pro-guerrilla, and this had dire consequences. There were reports of soldiers burning down villages and the surrounding fields, but we do not know how widespread this was. สล็อต