In this Nov. 4, 2014 photo, the sun begins to set over the "Cerro de Oro" dam in Tuxtepec, Oaxaca state, Mexico. When the U.S. government backed construction of a new hydroelectric plant in southwestern Mexico, residents rose up and defeated a three-year, $30 million project supported by the little-known Overseas Private Investment Corp. in Washington. It marked a rare instance of a community fighting off development in a country where projects are often pushed through over local objections. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)
In this Nov. 5, 2014 photo, a large crack in the wall is visible behind the stove in Luz Maria Montor's kitchen in Santa Ursula, a town in the municipality of Tuxtepec in Oaxaca state, Mexico. When the U.S. government backed construction of a new hydroelectric plant in southwestern Mexico, residents rose up and defeated a three-year, $30 million project supported by the little-known Overseas Private Investment Corp. in Washington. It marked a rare instance of a community fighting off development in a country where projects are often pushed through over local objections. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)
In this Nov. 5, 2014 photo, a cat lounges on the floor of an empty restaurant in the Los Reyes community, in the municipality of Tuxtepec in Oaxaca state, Mexico. When the U.S. government backed construction of a new hydroelectric plant in southwestern Mexico, residents rose up and defeated a three-year, $30 million project supported by the little-known Overseas Private Investment Corp. in Washington. It marked a rare instance of a community fighting off development in a country where projects are often pushed through over local objections. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)
In this Nov. 5, 2014 photo, Luz Maria Montor washes her hands in her kitchen in Santa Ursula, a town in the municipality of Tuxtepec in Oaxaca state, Mexico. When the U.S. government backed construction of a new hydroelectric plant in southwestern Mexico, residents rose up and defeated a three-year, $30 million project supported by the little-known Overseas Private Investment Corp. in Washington. It marked a rare instance of a community fighting off development in a country where projects are often pushed through over local objections. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)
In this Nov. 4, 2014 photo, a fisherman works in the waters of the "Cerro the Oro" dam in the town of Tuxtepec, Mexico. When the U.S. government backed construction of a new hydroelectric plant in southwestern Mexico, residents rose up and defeated a three-year, $30 million project supported by the little-known Overseas Private Investment Corp. in Washington. It marked a rare instance of a community fighting off development in a country where projects are often pushed through over local objections. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)
In this Nov. 5, 2014 photo, Luz Maria Montor shows a turtle that was rescued in Santa Ursula, a town in the municipality of Tuxtepec in Oaxaca state, Mexico. When the U.S. government backed construction of a new hydroelectric plant in southwestern Mexico, residents rose up and defeated a three-year, $30 million project supported by the little-known Overseas Private Investment Corp. in Washington. It marked a rare instance of a community fighting off development in a country where projects are often pushed through over local objections. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)