Peter Dexter
Well-known member
The economic crisis in Venezuela has provoked a mass exodus to Colombia. More than three thousand a day (some reports put the figure at six thousand) are crossing into Colombia daly and there are now reportedly a million in the country. Their supposed goal is to continue on to Peru and points south where they believe the economy to be better than Colombia. Recently in Cali there were a couple of hundred camped out outside the city bus terminal. They were there for months, some seeking work but all looking for money to continue on. The city eventually managed to bus many of them south to the Ecuador border. The people are desperate. Women crossing the bridge into Colombia often sell their hair to Colombians who purchase it to sell to beauty salons in Cali and other big cities to be used in fashionable and costly hair extensions. A friend in a village a couple of hours from Cali says there are now Venezuelan girls in the bars there who sell themselves for about $2.50 US ( undercutting and angering the local women). In Cali Venezuelans are now everywhere. Some have found work but many like the fellow in the photo beg for assistance at the traffic lights. His sign says:
"We are a Venezuelan family
Help us with what God puts
in your hearts your help is a
great help for my children
that my God blesses you
thank you"
"We are a Venezuelan family
Help us with what God puts
in your hearts your help is a
great help for my children
that my God blesses you
thank you"