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A 2nd Chance for Mexican Coffee Growers
In Southern Mexico, there's a small village nestled near the slopes of a 13-thousand foot volcano. It's a community that lives and dies on the coffee trade. And in recent years men who once immigrated illegally to the U.S. have come home to rebuild their dreams of growing the colorful, life-giving beans. KJZZ's Nadine Arroyo Rodriguez traveled to Chiapas, and brought back the first of two reports.
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