Marco Freytes
Marco Freytes was a Venezuelan political exile who fled to Colombia during the regime of Juan Vicente Gómez. He took on a significant role in Aracataca, working as the director of a United Fruit Company warehouse. Freytes and his family became close neighbors of Gabriel García Márquez's grandparents, leaving a lasting impact on the author's early life.
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Marco Freytes was a Venezuelan who sought refuge in Aracataca and became a neighbor of García Márquez's family.
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