Coffee crisis in Central America fuels record exodus north
Years of losses leave Central American coffee farmers with spiraling debts and few options but to head to the U.S. for better economic opportunities
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Years of losses leave Central American coffee farmers with spiraling debts and few options but to head to the U.S. for better economic opportunities
Producers who grow the delicate arabica beans are increasingly giving up, joining migrant flow to the US
The four sons of María Bonilla and Esteban Funes all embarked on the treacherous journey north, one of them aged 10, preferring the life of an unauthorized migrant in America to a coffee farmer in Central America.
EL LAUREL, Honduras/LA LAGUNETA, Guatemala (Reuters) - The four sons of María Bonilla and Esteban Funes all embarked on the treacherous journey north, one of them aged 10, preferring the life of an unauthorized migrant in America to a coffee farmer in Central America.
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