New migrant caravan leaves from Honduras
by Maya Averbuch and Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times
Jan 16, 2019
4 minutes
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras - More than 1,000 Hondurans participating in the latest migrant caravan began heading by foot and in vehicles Tuesday toward neighboring Guatemala with the hope of eventually reaching the far-off U.S.-Mexico border.
"You've got to take a risk once in your life," said Maricela Nunez, 27, who was among those embarked on the journey from this city in northwestern Honduras.
Some left San Pedro Sula late Monday and others departed in the predawn hours Tuesday, all headed west for Guatemala - from where they plan to cross into Mexico and then push overland toward the United
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