Heavy Equipment Returns to Disputed Moskitia Road Project

Published on Honduras Daily · Oct 31, 2026 · Originally reported October 31, 2026 by El Libertador

Construction machinery is operating again on a clandestine road through protected areas of Honduras's Moskitia region, which indigenous communities and environmental defenders have linked to deforestation, land seizures and drug trafficking since 2021.

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