"The town is hidden away. Its strip of land is patrolled by vultures, guarded by the Pacific Ocean and the leaves of banana trees. To get to San Jose El Hueyate, one must travel all the way down a single, small road that leads to this stretch of Mexico's Chiapas coast, close to the Guatemala border. This road is flanked by a few scattered homes and, often, agricultural fields on which nothing is being grown."
"Jorge Lozada, Elianis Morejon, Meiling Bravo, Samei Reyes, Lorena Rosabal, Dayranis Tan, Ricardo Hernandez, Jefferson Quindil and Karla stayed there for a couple of days, along with dozens of other people. On December 21, 2024, they got into two boats and set out on the ocean. Somewhere near the shore, their trail disappeared. The group of 23 migrants who left by boat a little further south from Puerto Madero, also never arrived Oaxaca. They vanished on September 5, leaving behind only a final farewell video."
San Jose El Hueyate sits on a narrow strip of Chiapas coast near the Guatemala border, reachable only by a single road lined with scattered homes and idle fields. In late 2024 multiple groups of Central American migrants boarded boats from this area toward Oaxaca and vanished at sea or nearshore. Cases include Cindy Bueso and her children on October 21, and a December 21 group including Jorge Lozada and others. Another group of 23 left from Puerto Madero and disappeared after a farewell video on September 5. At least 83 migrants disappeared in the final four months of 2024. Families continue searching while broader investigations appear lacking.
Read at english.elpais.com
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