Tapachula, December 28.- The two migrant caravans advancing along the coast of Chiapas in search of reaching central and northern Mexico were disbanded when they joined in the municipality of Pijijiapan, their members reported.
The groups, one leaving Tapachula on December 12 and the other on December 18, joined together on Christmas Day and were planning to continue their journey together on Thursday night toward the municipality of Tonalá, but they stopped due to fear following the disappearance of one of the coordinators, who was of Ecuadorian origin.
"Some men took Ñaño (Jason David) away, and we haven't heard anything from him. We don't know if it was a crime or immigration authorities. We decided not to leave out of fear," said a Colombian woman identified as Yinna.
Disappearance
He believed his companion's disappearance was a strategy to discourage migrants and generate anxiety, as many began leaving on their own starting Thursday night.
On Friday, the National Migration Institute offered transfers to the capital of Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutiérrez, to which many agreed, although others were returned to Tapachula.
