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Darién Gap: A Journey Through Hell

January 5, 2024

The jungle between Colombia and Panama, the Darién Gap, is one of the most important migration routes in the world. And one of the most dangerous.

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Kolumbien Migranten aus Haiti am Darien Gap nach Panama
Image: Jan Sochor/picture alliance
Kolumbien Migranten aus Haiti am Darien Gap nach Panama
Image: Ivan Valencia/AP Photo/picture alliance

In the hope of a better life in the US, more than half a million people made their way through the rainforest separating Panama and Colombia in 2023 alone. The terrain is muddy and steep, and families with children quickly fall by the wayside. At the same time, drug cartels and armed gangs are also fighting for supremacy in the Darién Gap.

Antonia Schaefer and Oliver Schmieg accompanied several migrants.

 

 

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