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The Darien Gap: The Roadless Jungle and the World's Most Dangerous Migration Corridor

The only break in a highway from Alaska to Argentina — and the cheapest border in the hemisphere. Why 1.2 million people walked through this jungle.

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The Darien Gap: The Roadless Jungle and the World's Most Dangerous Migration Corridor

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From the unbroken jungle of the Darien Gap to the bunkers of the Canal Zone, Panama's geography has shaped empires, road builders, migrants, and cartels.

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