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Thousands Risk Brutal Crossing of Darien Gap Into Panama

2024 • 3min • News • International

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Published On: January 09, 2024 - The Darien gap is 100 kilometers of jungle between Columbia and Panama. An estimated 500,000 people fleeing violence and poverty in their homelands made the crossing in 2023 in hopes of eventually reaching the US. DW spoke with some of them.