María Ofelia Navarrete

He spoke in favor of the revolutionary ideas associated with the FMLN movement of the time, inspiring her and her future political endeavors.

She also helped administer the clandestine hospitals which gave medical attention to combatants who suffered injuries during the armed conflict.

[2] After the signing of the Chapultepec Peace Accords in 1992, Navarette became a deputy in the legislative assembly for the leftist party from 1994 to 1997.

Her main critique was that the FMLN lost sight of their original initiative when the party was founded, which was grounded in giving back to the people.

[1] Navarette served an important role in the construction of a bridge over the Torola River, in the department of Morazan, El Salvador.

Site of the Rio Torola, visible in the back is the zip-line which residents used to cross the river.