Venezuelans flood into Ecuador, defying passport rules

Hundreds of migrants who had begun traveling days ago by bus and on foot through Colombia from Venezuela before the policy change crossed the Rumichaca checkpoint on Tuesday. More than a dozen Ecuadorean police watched them, but did nothing to stop them. “We only want Ecuador to support us to keep moving forward to Peru where we can work,” said Yorian Alcides Gamez, as fellow migrants sang the national anthem. They plan to walk and hitchhike 840 kilometers in freezing conditions to the crossing at Huaquilla in Peru. More…