Darién Gap

See also: Darien Gap

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A reference to the 106 km long gap of the Pan-American Highway between Yaviza in the province Darién, and Turbo in Colombia.

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Darién Gap

  1. A geographical region between the North and South American continents, along the border of Panama and Colombia.
    • 2023 March 9, Alicia Chen, “Growing numbers of Chinese citizens set their sights on the US – via the deadly Darién Gap”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:
      The march through the Darién Gap of Haitians, Venezuelans and Cubans fleeing economic collapse and political persecution has been well-documented.

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