On this episode, we discuss one of the most dangerous migrant routes in the world, the Darien Gap.

Crossing the Darien can take days or weeks depending on the time of year. There are no roads, bridges, cellphone service, or other viable infrastructure to facilitate easy crossing. 

Tune in, as Lola walks us through this thick jungle of danger and uncertainty. 

Find us at @reflections_onmigration / reflectionsonmigration@gmail.com! 

Love and light,

Lola and Khaddija 

Sources /Further Readings 

• https://www.ifrc.org/article/echoes-jungle-unseen-human-stories-darien-gap-0 
• https://www.ifrc.org/article/sierra-leone-darien-migrants-cross-continents-better-future 
• https://www.ifrc.org/article/echoes-jungle-unseen-human-stories-darien-gap-0 
• https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/10/10/how-treacherous-darien-gap-became-migration-crossroads-americas 
• https://www.cfr.org/article/crossing-darien-gap-migrants-risk-death-journey-us 
• https://www.csis.org/analysis/mind-darien-gap-migration-bottleneck-americas 
• https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/colombia-frontera-clan-migracion/ 
• https://www.refugeesinternational.org/reports-briefs/filling-the-gap-humanitarian-support-and-alternative-pathways-for-migrants-on-colombias-edge/ 
• https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/maps-and-graphics/2024/01/15/darien-gap-migration-crisis-six-graphs-and-one-map 
• https://ticotimes.net/2024/08/07/panama-dismantles-vip-route-for-chinese-migrants-in-the-darien-jungle 
• https://www.americasquarterly.org/article/are-latin-americas-migration-policies-about-to-change/ 
• https://www.migrationpolicy.org/news/los-angeles-declaration-migration-cooperation 
• https://www.hrw.org/report/2024/04/03/neglected-jungle/inadequate-protection-and-assistance-migrants-and-asylum-seekers 
• https://www.hrw.org/report/2024/04/03/neglected-jungle/inadequate-protection-and-assistance-migrants-and-asylum-seekers 
• https://losangelesdeclaration.com/los-angeles-declaration