Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Salvadoran family finds safety in Asheville, builds new life around grocery

Salvadoran family finds safety in Asheville, builds new life around grocery

(Photo: Carol Spagnuola/Citizen Times) She spends most days tending a small Latin American grocery in West Asheville, warmly greeting shoppers and curious passersby.For Conchi Molina, a friendly woman in her late 30s who immigrated with her two children to the United States from Central America not long ago, working as a store clerk represents more than just a job.“In the store,” she said, “you are like a friend to all people.”The unassuming grocery, La Catrachita — a Honduran word referring to people from that country — has remained in . . .

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