Among the different measures was the setting up of barbed wire along stretches of the Darien Gap, a treacherous jungle path connecting the country with Colombia and used by hundreds of thousands ...

SEATTLE - For years, the Darien Gap, a 60-mile treacherous jungle path that connects Panama and Colombia, has been known as ...

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LAJAS BLANCAS, Panama (AP) — Venezuelans trekking across the Darien Gap – a rugged jungle passage between Colombia and Panama – say they’re making the perilous journey because they lost ...

A US-backed campaign between Panama and Colombia aims to stop migrants crossing the Darién Gap from South into Central America, as UN groups warn that the number of people attempting the journey ...

PANAMA -- This is part one of a five-part series following the harrowing journeys of migrants who risk their lives crossing the Darien Gap and riding atop Mexico's notorious 'Train of Death.' ...

CNN producer Natalie Gallon provided Texas A&M University students Monday with a firsthand account about what it's like to cross one of the most inhospitable, yet one of the most traversed, areas of ...

The Darién Gap is a treacherous, lawless human trail linking South America to the United States. The fittest take days to cross the dense jungle, others weeks - and some do not make it.

PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) — The number of migrants crossing the Darien Gap — a rugged jungle passage between Colombia and Panama — increased sharply in September, according to Panamanian ...