Ángel Lenin Flores, left, sits with his brother in their home in an undisclosed location in Honduras. The men’s father, José Ángel Flores, was a campesino leader murdered by a paramilitary band that has cropped up in a battle for land between campesino cooperatives and wealthy landowners in the Bajo Aguán region of Honduras.
Children of the Flores family play at their home in an undisclosed location in Honduras.
Children of the Flores family play soccer at their home in an undisclosed location in Honduras.
José Ángel’s widow holds a bird in her home in an undisclosed location.
Angel Lenin Flores and his mother hold a photo of José Ángel.
A newspaper article about the murder of José Ángel.
Houses located in a community in the Bajo Aguán region of Honduras.
The president of the Nueva Lempira community of the Bajo Aguán region of Honduras walks along a road that cuts through rows of African palm trees.
A man cuts an African palm tree in order to retrieve its fruit on a plantation in the Bajo Aguán region of Honduras.
Sacks hang to dry after being cleaned in the Nueva Lempira community of the Bajo Aguán region of Honduras.
The fruit of an African palm tree.
A campesino collects clusters of fruit from African palm trees in the Nueva Lempira community of the Bajo Aguán region of Honduras.
A campesino woman picks up the fruit from African palm trees in the Nueva Lempira community of the Bajo Aguán region of Honduras.
African palms stretch as far as the eye can see in the Bajo Aguán region of Honduras.
School children play in the Nueva Lempira community of the Bajo Aguán region of Honduras.
School children in class at the community located in the Bajo Aguán region of Honduras.
Orbelina Flores, a campesina leader, looks towards the street from her home outside of Tocoa in the Bajo Aguán. Flores was a witness to the murder of José Ángel Flores and risks her life to continue seeking justice for the crimes against campesinos in the Bajo Aguán, including the murder of José Ángel. (She is note related to José Ángel.)
Orbelina Flores at her home in the Bagjo Aguán region of Honduras.
Orbelina Flores does chores at her home in the Bagjo Aguán region of Honduras.
School children sit near a river in the Bajo Aguán region of Honduras.
School children walk in the Nueva Lempira community located in the Bajo Aguán region of Honduras.
Children play in the flatbed of a truck in Tocoa, a city located in the Bajo Aguán region of Honduras.
Luis Alfredo hauls African palm fruit clusters onto a truck in the Nueva Lempira community of the Bajo Aguán region of Honduras.
Left: Maura Ortiz, a campesino woman who has worked on African palm plantations for eight years and makes a living by doing whatever small tasks are needed, poses for a portrait on her way to wash bags. Right: Luis Alfredo poses for a portrait while waiting to transport African palm fruit clusters, which weigh anywhere from 80 to 200 kilograms.
Portraits of COPA members, an umbrella coordinating group for the community leadership councils of the Bajo Aguán valley.
Left: The president of the Nueva Lempira community. Right: Teresa de Jesús Ramos Moncala, 40, who collects firewood from discarded African palms, poses for a portrait in the Bajo Aguán region of Honduras.
A woman cooks in her home in the Nueva Lempira community of the Bajo Aguán region of Honduras.
Children walk along the periphery of a school in the Bajo Aguán region of Honduras.
People outside of an elementary school in the Bajo Aguán region of Honduras.
A woman washes her clothes in the Nueva Lempira community of the Bajo Aguán region of Honduras.
After being asked to see family photos, José Ángel’s widow points to a frame holding photos in her home in an undisclosed location.
Students walk along a river bank in the Bajo Aguán region of Honduras.
A student plays along a river bank in the Bajo Aguán region of Honduras.
A man walks across a soccer field in the Nueva Lempira community of the Bajo Aguán region of Honduras.
A sign marked "cerrado," or closed, hangs on the door of the organization in the La Confianza community of the Bajo Aguán region of Honduras where José Ángel Flores was a leader.