Caceres was a key leader in a Lenca struggle against the Agua Zarca Dam, a controversial development project in the community of Rio Blanco that was put in motion without consent from local communities. She, along with other residents, led a successful campaign to halt the construction of the dam, but the community has continued to face systematic harassment. As Adrienne Pine, anthropologist professor at American University, told teleSUR, Caceres was a “powerhouse” and a key figure in fighting racist and exploitative policies and projects that threatened Indigenous rights in the name of corporate profit. “She was a leader of the popular resistance movement against the 2009 coup, and never stopped fighting,” said Pine, who considered Caceres a dear friend. “Even when she had to go underground to hide from the illegitimate Honduran government’s attempts to criminalize her activism, even when faced with multiple — obviously credible — death threats.” More here.