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No, it really isn't: the migrants who cross it on foot do so because they have no other options, and the dangers involved are hair-raising. All legitimate trad
by resolutebat 3y ago
No, it really isn't: the migrants who cross it on foot do so because they have no other options, and the dangers involved are hair-raising. All legitimate trade continues to cross by boat.
https://www.cfr.org/article/crossing-darien-gap-migrants-risk-death-journey-us https://www.cfr.org/article/crossing-darien-gap-migrants-ris...
One additional major factor not mentioned in the article is that Colombian side of the Gap is still largely controlled by various insurgents/guerrillas/traffickers, meaning the Colombian government would struggle to build a highway even if they wanted to.
- readthenotes1 3y agohttps://www.hrw.org/news/2023/10/10/how-treacherous-darien-gap-became-migration-crossroads-americas https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/10/10/how-treacherous-darien-g... 250k have done it already this year, with 64k children. More dangerous than typing this on my couch? Sure. As dangerous as it was in 2015? No.
- avar 3y agoThe articles up you're both linking to describe people hiking a small portion or part of the length of the overall gap, after which they'll presumably take a boat to continue their journey. So it's not comparable to driving the whole way, which would be a much larger distance.
- smallerfish 3y agoYou're splitting hairs a little. It's 57km from Acapi to Boca de Cupe; 96m from Boca de Cupe to the end of the secondary road (7.842236, -76.738162) that connects to Road 62 that connects to Medellin.
- cratermoon 3y ago> 250k have done it already this year, with 64k children. Without knowing how many attempted it and turned back, or started and never showed up on the other side, that statistic is meaningless. How many completed the crossing without encountering significant trauma or abuse?