In Necocli, Colombia, the local economy has shifted, revolving around the migrants who have been arriving for several years. Those hanging around no longer number in the thousands, as in 2021 after Haiti’s earthquake. Now there are just dozens who wait in Necocli each day, most of them Venezuelans.
Migrants camp on the beach, in Necocli, Colombia, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. New York City Mayor Eric Adams has capped off a four-day trip to Latin America with a visit to the northern Colombian city where thousands of migrants start the trek across the Darien jungle, as they head to the United States. Migrants sleep on the beach, in Necocli, Colombia, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.
Her situation isn’t unique in Necocli. It is common to see migrants selling basic necessities like food and water or asking for help from any new faces they see arriving to gather money to continue on the route north. It’s common for houses to rent rooms by the day and for people on the streets to sell survival equipment for the jungle — rubber boots, water purification tablets, raincoats, plastic bags, water.
Aníbal Gaviria, the governor of Colombia’s Antioquia state, has been warning for weeks about the situation in Necocli and in nearby towns like Turbo and Mutata, where other migrants are also stranded for lack of money. In 2021, a boat leaving Necocli for the San Blas archipelago in Panama was wrecked with some 30 people on board. Three of them died and an 8-month-old baby was reported missing.
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