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Erlys Garcia, left, holding Leah Armenteros, 2, plays a soccer video game with Loanni Prieto, center, while Leah's dad, Lazaro, watches. Garcia and Prieto are two Cuban soccer players who defected during an Olympic qualifying event in Tampa. They are staying with the Armenteros family in Miami.
MARICE COHN BAND / MIAMI HERALD STAFF

CUBAN DEFECTORS

Cuban athletes begin journey toward a new life

A Greyhound bus was pulling out of El Paso, Texas, a few weeks ago when U.S. immigration officers stepped on board and asked for documents.

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  • CUBAN JUDO TEAM

    Cuban athlete still missing as her team heads home

    The Cuban contingent that competed in last week's Pan American Judo Championships left Miami for Havana by way of Panama City on Monday afternoon without gold-medal-winning judoka Yurisel Laborde, who left the group Sunday afternoon.

  • Cubans land on Mexican coast after 17 days at sea

    An attempt to reach Florida turned into 17 days at sea for Cuban migrants crammed aboard a rickety sailboat that drifted ashore in Mexico near the Belize border.

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THE LEGACY OF MARIEL

From turmoil to triumph
More than two decades after 125,000 refugess fled Cuba at Mariel Harbor, they are part of every aspect of South Florida life. Here are their stories.

ON THE TRAIL OF CHE

Lock of hair may hold key
A Dade man who hunted 'Che' Guevara says his remains may be in Bolivia - not Cuba - and a lock of hair is proof.
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