Struggling to find basic staples in her
own country, Mariana Revilla and five neighbors here took to crossing a
treacherous 60-mile gulf under the cover of night to the island of Trinidad. On
her last trip, they made a good haul, securing seven tons of flour, sugar and
cooking oil from the former British colony in exchange for fresh shrimp from
home. But on the way back their rickety 46-foot boat capsized, leaving Ms.
Revilla and her companions clinging to the wreckage for nearly two days before
she and two others ran out of strength and drowned, according to survivors. Her
stepfather says her 3-year-old daughter, Isabel, keeps asking, “Where is my
mama?” More…
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