Housesitting in Honduras

On the one side are Honduran military troops, and national police. On the other, a diverse mix of pro-Zelaya supporters from the community – local leaders of the pro-democracy movement, housewives, farmers, ranchers, students, professors, business owners, and workers. The burning issue here: the return of the President Zelaya to Honduras – and to the seat of the presidency.

On July 17, when townspeople learned that the military had surrounded the president’s house, more than four thousand protesters marched to the house to take it back. When confronted by the crowd, the fifty or so soldiers quietly retreated.

Since then, the pro-democracy movement in Catacamas has maintained a constant vigil at the president’s residence. The home has become a symbol of popular resistance. Hundreds of people from communities around the state of Olancho gather here daily to guard the property and wait anxiously for the return of President Zelaya. Military planes and police helicopters circle in the skies above the crowd – an ominous reminder of the powers they’re confronting.

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