Clouds veil tops of rainforest mountains above deforested pastures of Uxpanapa Valley of southern Veracruz; Mexico.

Boy hauls fresh-cut grass fodder on horseback along dirt road in deforested Uxpanapa Valley of southern Veracruz; Mexico.

Kids peer from door of crude shack home as turkeys pass in resettlement town; Uxpanapa Valley, southern Veracruz rainforest; Mexico

Young mom stands by crude shack home in one of many resettlement towns in the Uxpanapa Valley of southern Veracruz; Mexico

Campesino woman uses head strap to haul heavy load of wood for cooking in the Uxpanapa Valley of southern Veracruz, Mexico

Family poses outside their shop in town of La Chinantla in rainforest of Uxpanapa Valley, southern Veracruz, Mexico.

Kids in school uniforms pose outside shops on main street in town of La Chinantla in Uxpanapa Valley, southern Veracruz, Mexico.

Young mom holds baby as girlfriend stands nearby in poor resettlement town in the Uxpanapa Valley of southern Veracruz, Mexico.

Young family rides with other passengers in pickup-truck taxi in the Uxpanapa Valley of southern Veracruz, Mexico.

Portrait of ranch hand in cowboy hat beside pickup truck in the Uxpanapa Valley of southern Veracruz, Mexico.

Man proudly displays Mexican flag on Independence Day, September 16th, in the town of La Chinantla; southern Veracruz, Mexico.

Schoolgirl proudly displays Mexican flag on Independence Day, September 16th, in remote town of the Uxpanapa Valley in southern Veracruz, Mexico

Schoolgirl proudly displays Mexican flag on Independence Day, September 16th, in remote town of the Uxpanapa Valley in southern Veracruz, Mexico

Schoolchildren in cattle cage on back of pickup truck proudly display Mexican flag on Independence Day, September 16th, in remote town of the Uxpanapa Valley in southern Veracruz, Mexico

Schoolchildren ride in cattle cage on back of pickup truck in remote agricultural town of the Uxpanapa Valley in southern Veracruz, Mexico

Schoolchildren ride on back of pickup truck in remote agricultural town of the Uxpanapa Valley in southern Veracruz, Mexico

Father and his family stand on dirt road in their best clothes after Sunday mass in poor village of the Uxpanapa Valley; southern Veracruz, Mexico.

Fisherman paddles small boat across Uxpanapa River in southern Veracruz, Mexico

Two men and young boy stand by horse outside thatched roof shack in a remote area of poverty-plagued Uxpanapa Valley of southern Veracruz; Mexico.

Woman washes clothes in stream in a remote area of poverty-plagued Uxpanapa Valley of southern Veracruz; Mexico.

Pickup truck plows through flood waters on dirt road in remote region of Uxpanapa Valley of southern Veracruz rainforest; Mexico

Man wades through floodwaters covering road in the rainforest of Uxpanapa Valley of southern Veracruz, Mexico.

Cow bellows in pasture on ranch in cleared rainforest of Uxpanapa Valley of southern Veracruz, Mexico

Campesino woman feeds chickens amid ramshackle homes of her poor village in the Uxpanapa Valley of southern Veracruz, Mexico.

Girl and boy peer inside over window sill of shack in remote, poverty-stricken rainforest village of Uxpanapa Valley; southern Veracruz, Mexico

Girl wears worried expression in remote, poverty-stricken rainforest village of Uxpanapa Valley; southern Veracruz, Mexico

Woman blows on embers of fire in wood cooktop inside her poor home in remote, poverty-stricken rainforest village of Uxpanapa Valley; southern Veracruz, Mexico

Woman poses with daughter inside their poor home in remote, poverty-stricken rainforest village of Uxpanapa Valley; southern Veracruz, Mexico

Students stand behind their desks in humble one-room school in remote, poverty-stricken rainforest village; Uxpanapa Valley, southern Veracruz, Mexico

Students pose for group photo in humble one-room school in remote, poverty-stricken rainforest village; Uxpanapa Valley, southern Veracruz, Mexico

Close-up of woman's hand grabbing corn by husk in poor rainforest town in the Uxpanapa Valley of southern Veracruz; Mexico

Women bake corn tortillas over wood-burning stove in humble home in poor village of Uxpanapa Valley in southern Veracruz, Mexico

Butcher stands behind fresh-cut meat at his shop in town of La Chinantla in Uxpanapa Valley, southern Veracruz, Mexico.

Woman listens to idea at meeting of women's community coop association in resettlement town of the Uxpanapa Valley in southern Veracruz, Mexico

Woman listens to idea at meeting of women's community coop association in resettlement town of the Uxpanapa Valley in southern Veracruz, Mexico

Woman looks to brighter future with her daughter outside their dry goods store in resettlement town of the Uxpanapa Valley in southern Veracruz, Mexico

Girl is lost in thought as she leans against doorway of her home in resettlement town of the Uxpanapa Valley in southern Veracruz, Mexico

Portrait of girl in poverty-plagued rainforest town of the Uxpanapa Valley in southern Veracruz, Mexico

Director Manolo Prieto with plans and workers at DECAMP tech school under construction; La Chinantla, Uxpanapa Valley; VC Mexico

Director Francisco Guillen and assistant pose by mural at Lacteos Chaminade cheese factory; La Chinantla, Uxpanapa Valley; Veracruz, Mexico.