Operation Breaking Ground

Operation: Breaking Ground

In the heart of Santa Cruz, amidst the dense, unforgiving jungle of La Traversía del Bosque, a deadly dance of power and survival unfolded.

It began with a whisper—a military coup that tore through the fabric of the country, leaving Gonzalo Fernandez perched atop the newly established regime. The coup, orchestrated under the guise of anti-terrorism, unleashed a wave of violence. Suspected leftists, intellectuals, and artists were marked for death, their voices silenced under the boots of the military.

But defiance lingered in the air, refusing to be snuffed out. Groups of survivors, pushed to the brink, retreated deep into the jungle. Among them, small bands coalesced into guerrilla units, forming a ragged resistance known as "Mano del Pais."