Mirna Yolanda Contreras, 29 (left), and Paola Arita, 32, are both from San Pedro Sula, Honduras. "Since we met in Puebla [Mexico], we have never separated. We became very good friends; we slept in the same place the whole time," Contreras said. (Federica Valabrega)
![Mirna Yolanda Contreras, 29 (left), and Paola Arita, 32, are both from San Pedro Sula, Honduras. "Since we met in Puebla [Mexico], we have never separated. We became very good friends; we slept in the same place the whole time," Contreras said. (Federica Valabrega)](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2019/01/12/valabregaf_1244_15dec18_14_custom-ab0566fe44fde577ac44223794e9d8187e243c5f.jpg?s=1000)