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Southbound on the Caribbean: Colombia Confronts Migration in Reverse
['The Latin American Post Staff']
LatinAmerican Post
Since Washington’s January crackdown, thousands of Venezuelans are retracing their steps through Colombia’s Caribbean, where tiny towns juggle tourism with the task of shepherding exhausted families back toward home.
In Colombia’s Caribbean corner, where jungle collides with turquoise water, the flow of migration has reversed.
Reverse migration brings anywhere from 50 to 150 migrants a day, so residents have built a routine to keep order.
In April, Sapzurro’s boatmen ferried migrants to nearby Capurganá; Colombian marines pursued them and even fired shots, Zúñiga told EFE.
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