Colombia Reopens Border With Venezuela After 14 Months

Colombia Reopens Border With Venezuela After 14 Months
People wearing protective face masks line up to cross the border between Colombia and Venezuela at Simon Bolivar international bridge in Cucuta, Colombia on March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Eduardo Ramirez/File Photo
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BOGOTA — Colombia on June 2 began what its government called a gradual reopening of its border with Venezuela after a 14-month closure intended to curb the spread of COVID-19.

Colombia, whose porous border with Venezuela extends roughly 1,380 miles (2,220 km), has been the chief destination for Venezuelans fleeing their country’s social and economic crisis. The two countries don’t maintain diplomatic relations.