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

The Darien Gap is a 60-mile stretch of jungle that cloaks marauders, wild animals and dangerous rivers. AFP via Getty Images ...

It was part of a larger Pan-American trip that was scheduled to last six months - with half of that time allocated to getting through the Darien gap.

The Darien Gap makes it impossible to cross from North America to South America by road, as it holds the title of one of the world's most treacherous areas. Located between the Panama and Columbia ...

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 ...

Infections have spread north to Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras. The Darién Gap, a 100km (60-mile) stretch of rainforest which separates Panama from South America, where the screwworm is ...

In September, I went to the infamous Darién Gap. Over the last year and a half, more than 700,000 people have traversed this unforgiving slice of jungle that divides Colombia from Panama.