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Questions and answers about Elian's trip to the United States.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

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| June 28, 2000 | COPYRIGHT 1999 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Here is some of the information known about Elian Gonzalez's trip to the United States, in question-and-answer format.

Q. How did Elian come to be in the United States?

A. He was one of 14 people on a boat that was apparently built by his mother's boyfriend, Lazaro Munero. It capsized, and only Elian and two adults, Arianne Horta and Nivaldo Fernandez, survived.

Q. Who were the people on the boat?

A. Most were members of two families, the Muneros and the Rodriguezes, who knew each other well. For example, Elian's mother, Elisabeth Brotons, was Lazaro Munero's girlfriend and her niece, Carmen Brotons, lives in Miami-Dade with Orlando …

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