PHOTO GALLERY: Thousands of Venezuelans who fled their homeland hoping for a brighter future abroad and are now trying to get back home. A severe economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic has dashed the dreams of countless Venezuelans.
Maicol Hernandez, left, and his wife Railin Hernandez pose with their son Elieker Hernandez outside their tent in a park where they have been living with other jobless Venezuelan migrants since the end of May, near the bus station in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, June 10, 2020. The former motorcycle mechanic and housewife left their native Merida two years ago when they traveled on foot to Lima, Peru, where he worked at a restaurant and fruit store.
These are some of the thousands of Venezuelans who fled their homeland hoping for a brighter future abroad and are now trying to get back home. In recent weeks, hundreds have built an encampment in Colombia’s capital, using black plastic tarps for makeshift tents. The migrants in Bogota are waiting to be bused to the border. Officials are trying to avoid a sudden massing of people at the border crossing, a potential public health hazard.
The government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro claims a number of that country’s coronavirus infections stem from returning migrants. Colombia’s government says it is trying to ensure their right to return to their homeland.
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