girl i know says more and more Venezuelans are finding their way into Medellin. she now works with a girl from Venezuela in her factory and a man in her barrio is from Venezuela, sells cheap hot-dogs and other snacks on her street.
Is that any surprise? Venezuela's such a frickin mess, anyplace they can travel to is more appealing. We were down cruising the ABC islands, Aruba, Curacao and Bonaire, and especially on Aruba, which is almost within eyesight of Venezuela, they dread the Venezuelans, many whom are like desparados. They don't even stock ATM machines with USD $ now, as the Venezuelans take them all as hedges against their crazy inflation. Shop owners also get ripped off left and right by them and there's some nasty blood running down there.