The Frente del Pueblo en Defensa de La Tierra or Community Front in Defense of Land, was formed in 2002, by residents of San Salvador Atenco, to resist their forced displacement by the government of Mexico, to make way for a new Mexico City Airport. Wielding their machetes, the FPDLA became a symbol of popular protest in Mexico. [1] [2] [3] [4] For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... San Salvador Atenco is the Municipal seat of Atenco, in the Mexican state of Mexico. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...