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Mariel Boatlift: 125,000 Cubans in 6 Months
El éxodo del Mariel: 125.000 cubanos en 6 meses
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“Mariel Boatlift: 125,000 Cubans in 6 Months” (“El éxodo del Mariel: 125.000 cubanos en 6 meses” in Spanish) is a short non-fiction Spanish reading about us latino history. In 1980, Fidel Castro briefly opened the port of Mariel. Tens of thousands of Cubans crossed to Florida in fishing boats, transforming Miami forever.
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Opens at B1 · 1 min read · 133 words · native-recorded audio
En 1980, muchos cubanos querían salir de Cuba. La situación económica era difícil. En abril, un grupo de cubanos entró en la embajada de Perú en La Habana.
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