Immigrant crawled over mountains, won lottery to find good life in Asheville, North Carolina

José Cordoba, a maker of fine women’s shoes, walked hundreds of miles across Mexico in 1990 in order to find a job in the United States. Today, he is a U.S. citizen with a home in West Asheville, and his daughter, July, is about to graduate from the nursing program at Western Carolina University.

Chordeleg, Ecuador — Cordoba’s home — had been a thriving town in the 1970s, famous for its Incan archaeology and handmade crafts. But then, according to Cordoba, political corruption and rampant inflation made it impossible for him to support his family. Stores that bought his goods paid him with checks that bounced. Cordoba consigned himself to a dangerous journey.

He flew to Guatemala and joined a group of about 60 who followed a guide, in secretive and scattered fashion, across mountains and desert.”*

*From: http://citizen-times.com
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