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The Graphic Truth: Venezuela's sprawling LatAm exodus

The Graphic Truth: Venezuela's sprawling LatAm exodus
Paige Fusco
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The exodus of Venezuelan nationals is currently the world's second largest refugee crisis, exceeded only by the one in Syria. Of the over five million Venezuelans currently living outside their country, more than 80 percent are located throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, with the lion's share hosted by neighboring Colombia. We take a look at which other Latin American countries have sizable populations of Venezuelans at the moment.

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