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Thousands of people used to cross the Darién Gap every day. Emerging from the rainforest, they would stop in small towns across southern Panama, where migrant reception centers provided food, water ...

Migrants' dangerous journey north 07:02. The Pan-American Highway is the longest road in the world. Stretching from Alaska to Argentina, its construction was once the largest international ...

World's longest road is broken by 99-mile 'most dangerous' land 'impossible' to develop' The Darién Gap is reputedly one of the most dangerous places in the world.

The initial use of the Darien Gap as a migration crossing point, beginning in the late 1990s, was largely by Colombians fleeing internal conflict and violence. Only in 2010 did Panama officially ...

When migrating children and families emerge from the treacherous Darién Gap, UNICEF is there to provide support through Self-Care and Child-Friendly Spaces. In Lajas Blancas, Darién, Panama in ...

FILE - Migrants gather in Necocli, Colombia, a stopping point for migrants taking boats to Acandi which leads to the Darien Gap, Oct. 13, 2022. The flow of thousands of migrants daily through the ...

A glaring break in the road can be found in Darién Gap, the skinny 160-kilometer-long (100-mile-long) strand of land that connects Panama to Colombia. Mind The Darién Gap: A map of the Pan ...

The Darién Gap, a remote jungle in the Isthmus of Panama has been a deadly place for migrants but it's also attracting adventure and nature enthusiasts.

PANAMA CITY — The government of Panama said Thursday it will launch a new campaign to stem the flow of migrants through the dangerous, jungle-clad Darien Gap, after crossings hit 300,000 so far ...

Item 1 of 10 People sit in a boat during an excursion through the Darien Gap region, Panama January 16, 2023. Marco Wanske via REUTERS [1/10] People sit in a boat during an excursion through the ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The flow of thousands of migrants daily through the treacherous migratory highway, the Darien Gap, has been cut off following the capture of a number of boat captains who had ...