The Pan-American Highway and the Darién Gap - JSTOR Daily
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The Pan-American Highway began a century ago with a vision of unfettered motor-vehicle access between Alaska and Tierra del Fuego. What happened to the dream?
  • FireTower@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    https://youtu.be/-g3t3Wn9c8Y?si=_Pjt1TSpYJIm8Wyv

    TLDW: There’s a jungle in Panama that’s really hard to cross and if they made it easier to cross refugee would be more inclined to enter Panama.

    Does Panama want to spend a bunch of money to destroy a rainforest, destroy indigenous peoples villages, deal with people who likely can’t afford to support themselves, and also potentially aid narcos in trafficking?

    • HobbitFoot English
      1·
      1 year ago

      And it isn’t like the current ferry service is seen as a major bottleneck for shipping. There is some light trade that could be facilitated by a road, but the major trading partners in the region are likely to ship by boat.