Migración Colombia reveals extent of Venezuelan migration in the country

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Migración Colombia reveals extent of Venezuelan migration in the country | The City Paper Bogotá
Richard Emblin

A report by Colombia’s Immigration agency Migración Colombia claims that there are 1,174,000  Venezuelan migrants residing in the country, with the largest concentration in the capital Bogotá with 271,000 (22%), followed by the departments of Norte de Santander with 167,000 (14%) and La Guajira 138,000 (12%).

The figures as of January 31, 2019, include Colombia’s 32 departments with the least concentrated in the departments of the Amazon basin (Caquetá, Vichada and Guaviare), as well as Caribbean archipelago of San Andrés.

As hundreds of migrants stream across the narrow Simón Bolívar bridge every day that serves as a lifeline for migrants in search of essential foods and medicines, the Colombian government has kept the border with Venezuela open to welcome some 3 million fleeing the regime of Nicolás Maduro and economic collapse of their country, often walking great distances to reach neighbouring countries, Peru, Ecuador and Brazil.

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