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International Business Times
International Business Times
World
David Salazar, with the bureaus in Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo and Buenos Aires

Their Hopes Dashed, Venezuelan Migrants Abandon Plans For Return

Colombia-based Venezuelan migrant Jose Ochoa packs his belongings as he prepares to travel to the United States via the dangerous Darien Gap (Credit: AFP)

When Nicolas Maduro was declared president-elect for a third successive term, Colombian-based Venezuelan migrant Jose Ochoa started packing his bags for the long and dangerous trek to the United States.

Like others who have sought respite from Venezuela's economic collapse in various countries around the world, Ochoa's last hope for a change that would allow him to return home was dashed by Maduro's disputed win at the polls.

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