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Colombia

Trapped in the Darien Gap

The Darien Gap is a stretch of densely forested jungle across northern Colombia and southern Panama. Roughly 60 miles (97 kilometres) across, the terrain is muddy, wet and unstable. No paved roads exist in the Darien Gap. Yet despite this, it has become a major route for global human migration.

3 dead, 98 detained amid protests in Colombia

The defense minister said that close to 253,000 people took part in "622 activities from marches to rallies to other kinds of movements" in 350 municipalities of 31 Colombian provinces.