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The migrant caravan that set out on November 5 from Tapachula, Chiapas, split into two groups. One group of almost 2,000 people advanced 44 kilometers from Mapastepec to Pijiljiapan. A second group of nearly 500 people stopped and sought refuge in the Hermen Ejido Galeana community, 26 kilometers from the municipal seat of Pijijiapan.
According to speakers, the caravan has not disbanded; many participants are exhausted, unaccustomed to walking such distances, and dealing with blistered feet, hunger, and depleted funds, which has slowed their pace. The walkers describe a difficult trek, noting that even as the sun rises, fatigue grows and progress is slow.
Speakers also highlight that the journey has been particularly hard for mothers with many children, with the sun adding to their fatigue. Despite these challenges, the convoy continues its movement, albeit slowly and in a dispersed formation.
This Monday, the contingent resumed walking after taking a rest weekend in Mapastepec. Before departing, a Venezuelan youth was taken to a hospital, but later recovered and chose to continue walking.
One speaker explains that they were taken to the hospital for issues described as kidney-related pain, likening it to stones or calculi, which affected him during the march. He reports feeling better afterwards after receiving treatment and care, and says he decided to keep going.
The day’s march proceeded with slow, dispersed progress, but the group still reached Pijijiapan. The report closes with the update from the journalist, Juan Álvarez Moreno, of Noticias N Más, noting that the day’s trek concluded with arrival in Pijijiapan.