{"id":85907,"date":"2017-02-01T14:19:37","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T19:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oncubamagazine.com\/?p=85907"},"modified":"2017-02-01T14:19:37","modified_gmt":"2017-02-01T19:19:37","slug":"a-venue-of-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba\/society-cuba\/migrations-in-cuba\/a-venue-of-defeat\/","title":{"rendered":"A venue of defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Almost all those who are in Nuevo Laredo have a visa they got in the south of Mexico to remain 20 days in the country. On January 13 Mexico gave the last safe-conduct: on February 3 the Cubans will serve Pe\u00f1a Nieto \u2013 who doesn\u2019t want one more front of conflict with Trump \u2013 the deportation on a platter.<\/p>\n

Carlos Alberto is 40 years old and is from Sancti Sp\u00edritus. In the Panamanian jungle he survived on some cans of sardine and tuna he bought in Colombia, he slept on the ground on the banks of rivers, he was guided on his walk following the signs left by the Cubans who had already passed through there. In the jungle he saw bodies thrown at the side of paths. He took days to cross the Darien Doughnut. So far he has spent 9,000 dollars.<\/p>\n

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The Nuevo Laredo street that comes out to International Bridge No. 1. Photo: Irina Dambrauskas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On the border between Mexico and Guatemala those who wanted, like Carlos Alberto, to obtain the safe-conduct without having to pay for a lawyer had to spend some days in a prison for migrants.<\/p>\n

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Photo: Irina Dambrauskas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

More than half of the Cuban migrants were mugged and at some time during the journey they were robbed of everything they had: money, clothes. The thieves had a gesture of solidarity for the victims they mugged. They let all of them keep their passports.<\/p>\n