The Darien Gap - cycling from Vancouver to Patagonia (ep. 14)

On any journey that crosses the Americas, crossing the Darien gap is a major concern.
In this video, I’ll show how I went about crossing it. Before doing so, I'll explain the basics of the Panamerican Highway, the gap that keeps the Americas from being fully connected, and the dangers involved in crossing it.


📖 Cameron’s Guide on Crossing the Darien by boat:
▶️ Cameron’s YT channel:    / @therandomtandem  


➡️ Podcasts I recommend:
(ESP) El café de hoy - Ser “mulas” o morir en el camino: las opciones que dan a migrantes los coyotes del Darién
(ESP) El hilo - Cruzar el Darién: la frontera antes de la fronter
(ENG) The Daily - A Mother, a Daugther, a Deadly Journey
(ENG) The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Darién Gap

➡️ Other sources:

Pappier, C. Y. C. Y. a. J. (2023, September 20). How the Treacherous Darien Gap Became a Migration Crossroads of the. migrationpolicy.org. https://www.migrationpolicy.org/artic...

Record numbers risking lives to cross dangerous Darien Gap. (2023, September 5). UN News. https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/09/...

Petruzzello, M. (2023b, August 21). Pan-American Highway | Description, history, countries, Darien Gap, & facts. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Pan-...

Al Jazeera, (2023, July 31). Treacherous Darien Gap migration route sees record number of crossings. Migration News | Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7...

Al Jazeera English, Youtube video: Panama introduces measures to halt flow of migrants through Darien Gap

PBS NewsHour. Youtube: What migrants face as they journey through the deadly Darien Gap

CBS Reports, Darien Gap: Desperate Journey to America

FactsSpark, YouTube: The Pan-American Highway Explained

Documentales 24: “Darién, el infierno de los migrantes”


MUSIC:
Onyx Music: Lucidity
Master Minded - Free Your Mind
Nadav Rennez - Inner Peace




00:00 Intro
02:52 Panamerican Highway
03:44 The Darien Gap
04:07 Migration route
05:15 Why not fix the gap?
06:15 My crossing
11:46 Thank you!