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Tag: The Girl Who Tamed the Beast: A True Faerie Tale

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The Girl Who Tamed the Beast: A True Faerie Tale

by El Tecolote Staff November 15, 2018November 15, 2018

This is the journey of Barbie NiƱo. At the age of 11, she struck out alone from Honduras to board the train route known as ā€œThe Beastā€ that crosses the length of Mexico from the southern border with Guatemala to the U.S. border in the north. NiƱo was steely in her desire to reach the […]

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