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VISTA ALLEGRE, Panama, May 30 (UNHCR) - A year after they fled Colombia, 11 families of the Wounaan indigenous group are beginning to feel safe again in Panama. After months of wandering, the 48 ...
News Panama » Darien » Culture: Migrant Wave Disrupts Life in Panama’s Darién Gap
The roadless Darién Gap was for centuries an almost impenetrable and pristine strip of land connecting what is now Panama and Colombia, inhabited by the indigenous Emberá and Wounaan people. Now, tens ...
News Panama » Darien » Culture: Migrant Smugglers Threaten Panama’s Darién Conservation Plans
Panama has announced an initiative to combat environmental degradation in the Darién Gap, but entrenched criminal groups in the region will make these measures difficult to implement. Panama’s ...
News Panama » Darien » Culture: Panama launches operation in Darien jungle targeting organized crime and migrant smugglers
NICANOR, Panama (AP) — Panama launched a security operation along its shared border with Colombia on Friday to combat criminal gangs and migrant smugglers involved in record-setting migration through ...
News Panama » Darien » Culture: Explore the indigenous Guna kingdom of Panama with local guides and return to the Scottish Darien scheme site
Get off the beaten track and discover indigenous cultures on Ullapool-based ethical travel company Nomadic Skies’ first adventure to Panama – and the site of the Darien expedition.
News Panama » Darien » Culture: Panama’s Darién Gap sees increase in migrant crossings, data shows
Panamanian figures show at least 174,513 migrants crossed the treacherous Darién Gap, a mountainous rainforest region connecting South and Central America, from January to June 6 of this year. The ...
News Panama » Darien » Culture: EXPLAINER: Panama launches operation against smugglers in Darien Gap
NICANOR, Panama (AP) — Panama unveiled a new effort to control illegal migration through the treacherous Darien Gap that spans its eastern border with Colombia on Friday. Hundreds of thousands of ...
News Panama » Darien » Culture: Migrants in Panama deported from US moved to Darien jungle region
Rights groups fear for migrants' safety if they are returned to violent or war-torn countries Panama receives non-Panamanian deportees under U.S. agreement Lawyer representing deported Muslim family ...