Some Venezuelans scattered throughout Latin America say they are weighing whether to plot a future back home as the U.S. ouster of longtime leader Nicolas Maduro raises cautious hopes for democratic elections and a way out of economic collapse.

About a quarter of Venezuela¡¯s population has fanned out across Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and the United States since 2014, fleeing an oil-dependent economy crippled by mismanagement.

¡°I want to ?return to my country, I want to help rebuild,¡± said Juan Carlos Viloria, a doctor who helps ?run ?a migrant advocacy group in Colombia, host to Latin America¡¯s largest Venezuelan migrant population.