Honduras: Honduras’s Deadly Water Wars

Mar 24, 2020 | Jared Olson, Nation
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Here, in the heart of Carlos Escaleras National Park, at the head of dozens of rivers, a deadly water conflict is playing out between the local oligarchy, intent on extracting as much value from this area as possible, and the residents of the valley’s small villages, who depend on the rivers for much of their sustenance and livelihood. This isn’t the first time these two forces have faced each other in the valley, either. Rather, this conflict is a continuation of over 25 years of bloody strife between the valley’s de facto rulers and the people who live under them.