On a scrubby patch of grass near Bogota’s
main bus terminal, a village of tents has sprung up. It’s the latest
manifestation of the migrant crisis caused by the ruin of Venezuela. About 150
Venezuelans have arrived here over the past three weeks, establishing the first
informal migrant camp in Colombia’s capital on a swath of public land wedged
between a busy road and abandoned train tracks. A sliver of the more than 2
million Venezuelans who have fled the tattered country, they range from
middle-aged men to infant girls. Those who couldn’t afford a $30 bus ticket
came by foot from the border—nearly 350 miles—walking until their flip-flops
fell apart, carrying their belongings in black garbage bags and sleeping on the
side of the road.
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Venezuelans Walk for Days Across Colombia to Reach a Migrant Camp
On a scrubby patch of grass near Bogota’s
main bus terminal, a village of tents has sprung up. It’s the latest
manifestation of the migrant crisis caused by the ruin of Venezuela. About 150
Venezuelans have arrived here over the past three weeks, establishing the first
informal migrant camp in Colombia’s capital on a swath of public land wedged
between a busy road and abandoned train tracks. A sliver of the more than 2
million Venezuelans who have fled the tattered country, they range from
middle-aged men to infant girls. Those who couldn’t afford a $30 bus ticket
came by foot from the border—nearly 350 miles—walking until their flip-flops
fell apart, carrying their belongings in black garbage bags and sleeping on the
side of the road.
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