Darién Gap

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Etymology

A reference to the 106 km long gap of the Pan-American Highway between Yaviza in the province Darién, and Turbo in Colombia.

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Darién Gap

  1. A geographical region between the North and South American continents, along the border of Panama and Colombia.
    • 2023 March 9, Alicia Chen, “Growing numbers of Chinese citizens set their sights on the US – via the deadly Darién Gap”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
      The march through the Darién Gap of Haitians, Venezuelans and Cubans fleeing economic collapse and political persecution has been well-documented.
    • 2023 May 11, Natalie Kitroeff, Julie Turkewitz, “What’s Driving Record Levels of Migration to the U.S. Border?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
      The Darién Gap, a treacherous 70-mile stretch of jungle that connects Central and South America, suddenly became a thoroughfare for people without the visas or money to make the journey any other way.

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