TUMBES, Peru – Young people emigrating from Venezuela experience a mix of optimism and apprehension about starting new lives in Peru. One nongovernmental organization is helping them acclimate through the Friendly Spaces program at the border of Peru and Ecuador.

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On the border of a new future: Young Venezuelans in Peru

by Molly Duerig, Cronkite News
June 17, 2019

<h1>On the border of a new future: Young Venezuelans in Peru</h1>
<p class="byline">by Molly Duerig, Cronkite News <br />June 17, 2019</p>
<p>TUMBES, Peru – Young people emigrating from Venezuela experience a mix of optimism and apprehension about starting  new lives in Peru. One nongovernmental organization is helping them acclimate through the Friendly Spaces program at the border of Peru and Ecuador.</p>
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On the border of a new future: Young Venezuelans in Peru

Molly Duerig, Cronkite News
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TUMBES, Peru – Young people emigrating from Venezuela experience a mix of optimism and apprehension about starting new lives in Peru. One nongovernmental organization is helping them acclimate through the Friendly Spaces program at the border of Peru and Ecuador.

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