LA Times Today: At 9, Javier Zamora walked 4,000 miles to the U.S. At 29, he was ready to tell the story
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Javier Zamora was born in El Salvador. As a nine-year-old little boy, he embarked on a trip to the United States, unaccompanied, to reunite with his parents.
This remarkable 4,000 mile journey was supposed to take two weeks, but the cross-border trek lasted much longer.
Javier has written a memoir about the unlikely trip titled, “Solito.”
This remarkable 4,000 mile journey was supposed to take two weeks, but the cross-border trek lasted much longer.
Javier has written a memoir about the unlikely trip titled, “Solito.”