The crowd entered Guatemala on Friday by pushing through police roadblocks, writes The Wall Street Journal.
According to several international media, it was mainly young men who managed to enter the country.
At the same time, the human race also consists of women and small children.
The reason why the people left their home country Honduras is said to be an increase in unemployment due to the corona pandemic.
Hundreds of migrants were bussed back to the border with Honduras by the Guatemalan authorities on Saturday.
But there is information that some continue their journey north, reports AP.
Deploying the military
On Saturday, the Mexican government announced that it had deployed 26,000 troops at the border to stop the caravan from entering the country.
Authorities have said they will arrest anyone who crosses the border illegally.
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, President of Mexico, has expressed suspicions that the caravan has something to do with the upcoming presidential election in the United States, but without clarifying exactly what he means.
- It is strange that the caravan leaves so close to the election in the United States.
It has to do with the choice.
I do not have all the information on the table, but I think there are indications that it was arranged for a purpose, says the president.
Not the first time
This is not the first time that a large group of people have traveled through Central America towards the United States.
Since 2018, when the first high-profile human trains departed from El Salvador, thousands of people have made the same journey.
The events have had a major impact on the political debate on migration in the United States, and have made the country's government the subject of criticism due to the way migrants have been treated at the border.