Shortly after I left the country in February 1976, it was rocked by a 7+ major earthquake which devastated many of these locales.  Another earthquake was also brewing on the sociopolitical level, that would shortly lead to a prolonged civil war involving various revolutionary forces and the military.  Whole villages were re-located to government  planned new towns, complete with spies, and local pro government bureaucrats.

These are the selected photographs from over 900 B&W images taken with a Nikormat EL, Tri-x film @ 400 ASA and 24mm, 55mm and 200mm Nikkor lenses.  They were printed on Polycontrast RC with slightly soft contrast to revel the fabric and shadow detail. The web photos were sepiatoned in Photoshop.