The Darién Gap: “The Most Dangerous Place I’ve Seen”
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- Опубліковано 8 сер 2021
- Much of South America is reeling from the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s the main reason tens of thousands of people, primarily from Haiti, Cuba, and Venezuela, are risking their lives on this dangerous route north. In June, 11,000 migrants entered Panama from Colombia-the highest figure recorded this year despite it being the rainy season, the most dangerous time to cross the Darién Gap. “The Darién [Gap] is like a nightmare, as if you’re in a nightmare with 1,001 demons,” says Óscar, who is from Colombia but was living in Bolivia. “Actually, you find things here that you just can’t imagine.”
In May, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) opened programs in Bajo Chiquito-the first village that migrants reach in Panama. Since then, our teams have provided medical and mental health care to more than 14,000 people who have crossed The Darién Gap. Read more at bit.ly/37onEzc
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It breaks my heart to see human beings so devalued and abused. It’s bad enough that the jungle is so unforgiving, other people prey in the weak. I cried when I saw the pregnant woman climbing. Lord help us all.
@Dylan Martinelli You make a valid point. But everyone’s situation is different. Perhaps some of the individuals weren’t prepared to ever have to leave their country and then lost their income or some other abrupt event causing them to either struggle in the streets or try to get out. I’m sure some people are also totally oblivious to the reality of traveling up through Central America. There are a lot of variables that contribute to these people being in the situation they are in. Of course it’s not smart to get pregnant knowing you have a rough journey ahead, and hundreds of miles of jungle to traverse, but sometimes life surprises you at the worst moment. Especially if you live in countries with little or no support system in times of crisis like COVID, job cuts, etc.
Traveling and entering countries the legal way is much easier.
I travel from Canada to Columbia without a problem.
@@Crashed131963 what an incredibly unhelpful thing to say. Clearly the reason people are risking their lives by taking this route is because they have no other feasible options.
@@Crashed131963 Canada doesn't have USA funding dictators who brutally oppress their people like Colombia or imposing sanctions designed to starve nations into submission causing their people to flee, USA is funding it's own demise imo bc all these people are fleeing their dictators or their sanctions.
@@tinadraper9143 I,m just saying fleeing to a country legally with the correct paperwork goes much smoother.
Is not up to the west to take in every person who decides to leave their country because its poor.
This deserves more views
The world upsidedown sadly
@@tamanako2507 we need to nuke the gap right now. Let's go right now
That's why they'll suppress it. They're narrative falls apart when truths are told. They want to obliterate objective truth. They don't want the truth to exist. Once truth no longer exists they can do anything they want to us.
I always find it weird that in the middle of almost impassible jungle terrain there are gangs of criminals just hanging out.
There are tribes living there. The leader of the Embera tribe went to speak in DC a couple years ago to ask that the US control it’s immigration system. He said the migrants were stealing their crops, polluting their drinking water, the high demand for guide services was bringing in money fueling a new substance abuse problem, and some of their tribesmen were preying on the migrants.
Why do you find that weird? It’s an area heavily travelled by vulnerable people.
@@thefutureofscience8365 I find it weird because of the "almost impassible" part. Thieves wouldn't be in less danger there than everybody else. There are far, far easier ways to rob people.
@@RatatRatR They are also raping and kidnapping people, so this is probably the easiest way. And no one ever said that they had traversed the gap, they are just in the jungle. I don’t see the mystery, but that’s fine.
@@thefutureofscience8365 I don't know how it's *not* confusing. They didn't cross the gap? The gap is region that the whole scenario is taking place in. So where are these thieves, exactly? In the part of the deep, untraversible jungle that also happens to be really easy to go take a day trip into and hang out in? Or do they just happen to be the world's most advanced survivalists? Or are you trying to talk about things that happen outside of the Durien Gap to people who have just successfully gotten through it? I mean, it doesn't make sense, and I don't know why you're committing to pretending it does. It's like saying, "going to the moon is extraordinarily challenging and dangerous, and the absolute most dangerous part will be the other people you will find inexplicably just hanging out on the moon's surface, ready to beat you up and take your money." Oh, yeah? So, why are they there, and how, a reasonable person would ask. They've always lived there, or something?
disagree with building infrastructure through the jungle. a lot of rare things that can’t be found anywhere else on earth. just leave it alone and find another way that’s less dangerous
Colombia and Panama are at odds with one another. Some conflict after Panama separated from Colombia, the Darien gap is a natural buffer zone. There is no way they will build roads there. Could facilitate conflict between the two countries.
the terrain wont allow it without an enormous cost.
Interesting
That conflict is a result of US intervention. More than a century ago they backed a coup to separate Panama from the rest of Columbia because they wanted to use Panama's land to make the canal
the main reason is because it is the only buffer for cattle diseases that could wipe out the economies south of the gap. No way they're going to build roads there. plus the 15 or so indigenous tribes whose lives would be disrupted. The truth about the dangers need to be told to people in their home countries so people don't try it to begin with.
LOL, the Great American Empire stole Panama from Colombia. So they could canal.
to think that this is how COVID ended up affecting these people is terrifying, my heart goes out to all of them
So yeah I just found out my boyfriend left me
@@eddiew2325 awh man, i'm really sorry. took my 18 months to heal from my last heartbreak but i'm stronger now than i was before and so will be you be at the end of this. hope the hard times don't last too long but rest assured one day you will suddenly feel good :)
and then rich people be complaining about covid while they are sitting in their mansions
Yeah Covid didn’t do that. Crooked lying politicians did that.
What is the approximate width of the Darien gap at it's narrowest point..?,
We are a pathetic race, we humans, to put people through this torture. Our compassion is so limited. There is land, there are riches to share, aren't we richer as a race, aren't we richer as a people, to open our homes to those in need than to horde?
that we are. especially when we also
1. offer only 'thoughts and prayers' but no action after american mass shootings (that is, mass shootings,) and
2. believe in organized religion (all of them) and their justifications for various awful behaviors, effective criminalization of ordinary harmless every-day normal human activity, and their claims that a god is in fact loving, when it allows such senseless suffering.
When’s the last time you invited a homeless person into your home?
Oh you want everyone else to do that.
It must be well known that this journey is notorious and because it seems the odds of surviving by staying in your own country would actually be better it’s strange why people even attempt this.
Clearly they are escaping a situation so bad they are willing to risk death
Desperation
@Real Napster Some people are so sanctimonious that they can’t help but write snide, cutting little statements in the UA-cam comments sections. Regarding the video in question: not having a complete understanding why people do such things (because most of us are fortunate enough to not have to go through them) does not automatically mean you’re insensitive. Got it?
People traffickers trick their victims, downplaying the risks and promising them they'll be supported and taken care of
@@Lure-Benson You are insane.
I wonder how many of these people knew what they’d be facing when they set out
Sounds like some professional military people in disguise need to go through and deal with those criminals.
The professional military there are associated with the criminal gangs
The military are the criminals as well 😋
They have a whole guerilla army in the Colombia jungle their govt has been fighting for 6 decades who trade military style weapons from USA for cocaine, someone in USA us selling they high powered weapons.
Who? Who would do so? Who is willing to spend the money and risk their soldiers' lives on another Vietnam?
Meh, for no pay and no pension. Too much trouble.
Scotland’s downfall .
I have been there boats from Turbo Colombia up the coast to Panama would be cheap and save many lives if organized and paid for by NGOs.
Oh yes openly pay for illegal activity, that won't have repercussions for those NGOs
@@jeremiahblake3949 UN rescue boats are never illegal.
@@remurraymd first off that's not how law works, and secondly the UN as an organization made up of governments is The literal EXACT OPPOSITE of an NGO.
It would be nice a highway between connecting Panama and Columbia but since that area is dangerous, it’s not worth it. How about building a bridge at Panama to Columbia? The bridge connects to the town of Yaviza, Panama to idk where in Columbia (The closest coast).
that's more expensive
It's actually harder to live in and create civilization in rainforest than desert. Far more predators and disease. Also, if you're trying to create highways, concrete and asphalt will have a very hard time drying in a climate that rains all the time like the jungle, not to mention traversing the terrain and clearing that it would take.
What country is Columbia?
@@poorweakcua6372 I think it was the one in Bioshock Infinite
@@tylerneckbeard4294 💀
WAU! SAD!
I may be very naive, but isn't it more reasonable to walk/canoe along the shore line rather than hacking through dangerous jungle?
A canoe in the ocean? Not likely.
A boat cost money they don't have
Is it dangerous because of the terrain or dangerous because of people
People, deadly animals (snakes, crocodiles, bug bites, there are jaguars but I dont think they attack people) the terrain itself, its a rainforest, humidity is very high and since its a jungle there is no good air circulation, people suffocate, the mud makes walking heavier, that's all I sort of see
Great filmography
This is sad but the Darien gap is beautiful. It seems like it would be easier to get in a boat and go around it instead of walking through it
youre so right. they should just charter a yacht. would be so much easier.
@@raviatm Yep they can get a group discount
Help me out... how is a family that cannot afford food, spend thousands to charter a boat?
@@j.thomas7128 Thats up to them to work out those pesky details
Do you think that if they had the money they will be risking their lives and their children's? OMG
How do you guys only have 36K subscribers? Weird
How about staying home? If their destination is the U.S. Which I'm sure it is. Is it worth your life getting here? It sucks here. 9 times out of ten you're better off. Much better off in your homeland.
yo puedo a hablar espanol muy bueno yo puedo a comprender los frases sin translacion estes persons son muy atrevistas para viajar en los perogozos de gapa de darien para vida meijor en estados unidos
A nadie le importa, son demasiado lentos y pobres para hacer otra cosa que no sea delinquir.
Even though people are still voting Communism. Very sad 😭
It should be a big fery from Necocli to Colon 3 times per week for tourists ,motorcycle advertures and trade
From what I understand, if you're documented (passport and such) you can cross by sea and go through customs.
You don't understand squat.
@Awos Yep costs money and time and if you are fleeing violence from a less wealthy nation in general that money is worth even less. From that understanding then taking this risk is obviously worth it to people so you are right. In a perfect world people wouldn’t need to flee their homes and on the reverse end we would all be more understanding about something so blatantly obvious but alas…
Many of these families have the papers....they just lack the money
You don’t understand it
If your existence is so bad why have children & expect the American people to pay for them,im Native American I have no children but I’ve raised other people children I don’t want anyone to experience the pain and suffering I went through
If it is called the Darien [GAP] then why is it a complete mess?
Who else watching this after Itchy Boots video?
I watched this after watching real life lore video
Yeah count me in. Noraly mentioned this so was thinking what things are lurking here to call it extremely dangerous. She did not explain there so was curious.
I certainly am , had never heard of it until Noraly mentioned it , now we understand why she went the way she did
The UA-cam algorithm put this up for me. . Probably because I follow Itchy Boots
Yep, I didnt know such a place existed before watching Noralys video, I'm glad she went thru another way 😓
These Poor Humans That were born on the opposite side of an IMAGINARY LINE Knowingly Risk their lives to come to The US to Work Hard and Start a Better life.
I Can't even Imagine the Horrific Pain & Suffering these people are going through For them to be willing to go through this Extremely Deadly Journey!!
They missed a lot of safe countries on the way.....dont feel too bad they're "selective refugees". Like a rich girl at the mall, choosing what one they like best and returning their old citizenship. xD
They can "work hard" in their homeland. Don't come here. I'm sick of hearing about and dealing with these migrants.
If they’re coming from places like Haiti, Cuba and even countries in Africa, why is immigration at the airports in South American countries allowing them in without properly vetting the reason for the trip? Why is Colombia allowing so many of them to pass through their country and make this dangerous journey?
If they’re fortunate to get to the US border, they’ll be sent back.
Bro you're overthinking it. Just close your eyes and let the music flow through you
@@eddiew2325 what a moronic response. They are not overthinking it at all.
In case you have been asleep the last 11 months…we aren’t sending SHIT back. We are moving them into the interior of the US to states the governors of which are totally in the dark. This is a diabolical dilution if the assimilated immigrant and born US citizens alike. I am a human first so I feel for them. But I am an American and I see this is killing us and the future of my country. It’s our own government’s fault
Is not only Colombia, also Brazil (where the African ones arrive to the continent), Peru and Ecuador. And then every country in Central America. The basic mentality is that if you just let them through, they become the next country's problem. Plus all the human trafficking gangs bribe local authorities
you're assuming they came through an airport? You know the routes? And you know some of them weren't living in S-America already for a longer time? You must be an expert!
This is so heartbreaking. I don’t understand how we can just let people go through so much completely unnecessary suffering.
They chose to skip all the safe countries along the way...
@@gtrdxz Could you name some of the safe countries in between Colombia and Panama?
sadly it seems to be human nature to do so.
Because countries are so corrupt that people have to flee to other places..they are looking for the American dream! More and more will die until we learn to live in peace
They chose this.
This is pretty sad and other humans out there preying on them. Thats central America for u
it's all the world for you.
Panama is afraid they’ll be invaded over that road!
I wonder if you can drive your motor cycle through the Darien Gap
would get robbed right away
There's rivers.
People know its dangerous and don't have to walk through it, but choose to take that risk. No one is banning all cars because a % of people are bad drivers. I see no reason to become some activist and anti-environment to destroy the jungle to make a road to make it easier for criminal traffickers.
Mohammad from Siera Leone crossing the Darien Gap?!
I read somewhere that there are immigrants from Uzbekistan, Nepal and Ghana too. I was wondering what route they take to get down there?
@@cmgs7 they don’t take a route. Colombia, chula and Bolivia have some of the most lenient immigration visas. So from Ghana to Bolivia, from Bolivia to Colombia. And you start your journey.
It's so sad that developed countries request people to have Visa & visa is not easy to get it. Please stop visaa
no.
@@gtrdxz why? If there is a freedom, no need of hurting others with visa
I know it would be expensive, but damn, there needs to be some sort of road and/or rail project to cut through this gap. Each country could collect tolls on it.
Make it easier?
Add landmines is more like it.
Traveling and entering countries the legal way is much easier.
I travel from Canada to Columns without a problem.
Is one of the most biodiverse regions in the world, better leave it as untouched as possible. It'd be better to invest in the port infrastructure boths sides of the border
It is impossible to do so. Research the difficulties for yourself.
@@keno1069 It's not impossible, it would be prohibitively expensive.
@@Crashed131963 you have that privilege. They don't. That have to fight for a better life
La unica alternativa es, no salir de sus paises.
It would be easy to build a railway and a 2 way highway thru there...That would help all the people.. Tolls could help all central American people. I guess that makes too much sense, that's why they won't do it..😵💫😔Pray for the people!!
It would be extremely challenging to build something like that on that terrain. A project like that would come at a very hefty price, which I don’t see Colombia or Panama putting up.
It’s tragic, but it is also reality on how little they value those migrants.
Stay at home, and nothing will happen
Here's an idea. Migrate somewhere else
The perfect border.
Time to out a road right through there and finally connect an the two continents.
The trade potential alone would pay this effort back.
borders exist for very good reasons.
Traveling and entering countries the legal way is much easier.
I travel from Canada to Colombia without a problem.
Forgot to add a "stop being poor" to culminate the most ignorant comment I've seen on UA-cam. All these people would be denied legal entry. And even crossing legally in that area the only way is sketchy speedboats. Also no terrain in Canada comes closer to being as harsh as this jungle
@@motodavecolombia9436 Because I'm poor and can not afford a apartment that means I can sneak in a house and squat?
The US takes in 1 million legal immigrants a year who did the proper process.
They do not call it "Illegal" migrations for nothing.
@@Crashed131963 With your initial spelling mistake it sounded like you were talking about some local Canadian border pass and comparing it to the Darien Pass. Still rather ridiculous attitude since I really doubt you'd ever experienced the hunger, violence, and desperation these people have been subjected to, do you think anyone would cross that jungle and risk themselves like that for the lolz? Not to mention human traffickers trick them by telling them the crossing is safe
@@motodavecolombia9436 Illegal is illegal.
The US takes in 1.2 million legally applied immigrants every year.
I,m to feel bad for people having a hard trip on there way to enter and live in a country illegally?
Like finding out the guy who broke into your house was mugged on his way there?
@@Crashed131963 it's not illegal you nitwit until they are INSIDE the country. These are human beings. I wish sheltered people like you had a reality check.
The USA is full, don't risk your lives for it
the u.s.a. is very very not full. many of the states are barely populated, such as wyoming. there are more people in one part of los angeles country than in the entire state of wyoming.
Exactly. Stay home.
the only thing I do not understand is why in a world would anybody from Africa went through all these lenghts to get to the US, absolutely the worst country in the world to go to when you dont have money...
Easy, you apply for help, and you steal the rest.
Human trafficking gangs trick these people, tell them the US would just accept them and support them. I remember a sad story of an African guy who had actually build a decent life with his wife on Brazil, but got greedy and she ended up drowning while trying to make this crossing by boat
Nah. There are worse places to go to when you don't have money. Sure, it probably is (one of) the worst place(s) of the Global North to be poor, but being poor in the Global South in many cases is worse. And that's where many of these people come from.
Here's an idea: Stay in your home country.
Here’s an idea; grow some imagination and compassion
I hope you live by your own rules, but I already know you don't.
I agree stay in your home country.
"Colombia and Panama must establish safe alternative routes between the two countries to prevent needless death and suffering."
They won't, though, because quite frankly, these people aren't their problem. They have no incentive to help these people, and certainly not the resources necessary to care for them or establish a safe route.
The U.S., however, could put a quick stop to these tragedies by simply maintaining its borders and enforcing immigration law. Then these migrants will have no incentive to attempt this treacherous journey.
But the US already did enough damage back in the day in Central and South America and there’s no way the US is going to waste money on another Vietnam with how unstable the political and social climate is nowadays
@@leonardmccoy4797 What the fuck does Vietnam have to do with what I said?
@@leonardmccoy4797 its not attacking Panama or Colombia, if the word spreads that illegal immigrants will be sent back, that should stop them from doing these kind of journey
@@Pathfinding-earth the threat of being sent back has always been there. 2022, 2010, in 2005 when I crossed. And before me. I know it’s easy to think “just stay in your country” but when you desperate you will do anything to make your situation better. Some of these people were lied to about the journey, others know what they must go through and still decide it is worth the risk. Fortunately The US isn’t a third world country, where economic instability, poverty, war, gangs and violence aren’t everywhere. There is no “Hollywood” city in many countries so to cut it short, yeah I’m sure they understand they risk if deportation if they understand the risk of death.
THEY DON'T WANT TO CUT THROUGH THIS GAP1!! It isolates the north from the south and prevents transmission of cattle diseases prevalent north of the gap but absent to the south of it. these diseases would decimate the economies of countries like Bolivia, Chile and Argentina. Plus it would disrupt the lives of 15 plus indigenous tribes. all for people who have no business being there in the first place.
They could just stay where they live.
Gosh wow I'm sure none of them ever thought of that, clearly they must all be idiots and you're the only person on the planet who can show them the light, you solved suffering, you're a fcking genius 🙄
History is LOST to these common core comments. Panama was created and established as an independent country with lands seized from Colombia by the US in 1903. There was no Panamanian uprising for independence. Panama owes its creation to the US because of only one thing; the canal. Colombia was not a willing participant in the land theft. Colombia wanted 25 million for the land known as the Isthmus of Panama and the US Senate said take 10 million or we'll go to war... The Darien Gap is a natural buffer zone between two countries that are NOT aligned. Federally Armed Revolutionaries of Colombia, FARC, controlled the Darien Gap even though it was considered part of the nation of Panama for years and years. The lack of road has less to do with difficulty of build or cost of construction. It had never been completed because Colombia does not want to be linked to Panama.
What are you talking about? We had 17 separation movements when we part of! and it was because of the abandonedment of the isthmus.
@@NamedWasTaken During the colonial era (1492-1810), Panama was merely a province of the Viceroyalty of New Grenada. The liberation of New Grenada during the Latin American wars of independence would allow for Panamanian Isthmus independence from Spain. As the forces of Simón Bolívar campaigned through Northern portion of South America in the early 19th century, many Peninsulares fled to Panama, but, as battles waged on, the Peninsulares and colonizers began to leave the province of Panama. Panama would witness a “bloodless revolution”, A PAPER SHUFFLE, as the separatists faced zero causalities when they formally gained independence from Spain. On November 10, 1821, separatist leader José de Fábrega declared the Panama Isthmus free from Spain, however, fear of Spanish retaliation resulted in the new nation joining the Republic of Gran Colombia immediately before Spain had even received the independence decree. The Panama Isthmus would continue to be controlled by Colombia for the remainder of the century until the US sent warships in 1903. What am I missing or not understanding?
@@j.thomas7128 "There was no Panamian uprising for independence"
@@NamedWasTaken when was "Panama" or the "Republic of Panama", first recognized as a nation? Uhhuh...
@@j.thomas7128 the USA owes everything to the U.K and the Queen. Everything
Dark humor: this would make a great reality show, bring Venezuelans,Cubans, Haitians, North Koreans and make them cross the Darien Gap for Freedom and $10k
Bring ur mom
Just book a flight it's much easier.
You can thank the biden administration for this
they don't have a thing to do with it. unless you think they singlehandedly caused the covid pandemic and all the poverty and wars in south america and everywhere else, but you probably DO think that.
Woah... And then Trump is waiting for you and wants to send you back
Uh. Trump isn’t President?
@@Rob-eo5ql no. But when he was, people still crossed the Darien gap
You do realize who the president is right now? 😂 It ain't Trump. Why don't you blame the countries of origin these people leave?
Nothing is above God
Biden has deported more than Trump.
Obama Biden built the cages.
Don’t you notice how the media is silent on the border issue now?
Why isntAOC raising hell at the border everyday???
Wake up . Your hate for Trump is blinding you.
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