Peru Blocks Border With Ecuador to Prevent Venezuelan Migrants Crossing Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

CANTON HUAQUILLAS, ECUADOR - JANUARY 29: A group of Venezuelans walk with their belongings towards the Aguas Verdes Canal to try to cross into Peru on January 29, 2021 in Cantón Huaquillas, Ecuador. Peruvian Army deployed in the past week 50 armored vehicles to patrol the Peruvian-Ecuadorian border of Zarumilla river and prevent Venezuelan migrants from entering the country amid surge of COVID-19. At the same time, President Sagasti announced strict quarantine in 10 of 25 Peruvian states. The city of Tumbes in Peru is the main point of entry for Venezuelans who cross illegally from Ecuador and Colombia trying to reach southern countries. According to UN, 5 millions of Venezuelans left their country fleeing economic and political instability since the end of 2015. (Photo by Gerardo Menoscal/Getty Images)