Venezuelan migrants arrive in Peru

A Venezuelan couple hug their daughter in Plaza Lima Norte in Lima, Peru’s capital. Thousands of Venezuelan migrants enter Peru every week after making the 2,000-mile trip from their home country. Venezuela continues to suffer from a severe economic and political crisis; more than 6 million people have left their homes since 2014.

A Venezuelan migrant holds his daughter as he looks out on the Tumbes River in Tumbes city, 14 miles from the Peru-Ecuador border. 2022 © Max Cabello Orcasitas

Also in Tumbes, a family tries to get some rest on the street. Like many newly arrived Venezuelan migrants, they must sleep outdoors because they do not have enough money to pay for lodging.

A Venezuelan woman rests during a medical consultation at the MSF health post located in Aguas Verdes, close to the Peru-Ecuador border. MSF staff at the health posts see many pregnant women who have not had access to contraception or prenatal care.

A woman and her children head towards a transport stop in Aguas Verdes. There, migrants often get rides in vans and cars going to Tumbes.

An MSF doctor tends to an Ecuadorian migrant at the MSF health post in Lima. MSF staff provide initial medical consultations and basic treatment that migrants have not been able to access before or during their journey. Peru 2022 © Max Cabello Orcasitas

An MSF staff member provides food and fruit juice to newly arrived Venezuelan migrants at the MSF health post in Aguas Verdes.

A Venezuelan migrant holds his two-year-old son while the child is examined by an MSF doctor at a health post in an area known as Gasolinera because it's located by a gas station not far from the Peru-Ecuador border. Children are screened for health conditions and are given routine vaccinations