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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’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: US and Panama sign agreement that aims to close the Darién Gap to ‘illegal migrants’
The US and Panama have signed an agreement on immigration issues that aims to “close the passage of illegal migrants” through the Darién Gap, the Central American government announced Monday. “In the ...
News Panama » Darien » Culture: Panama launches operation in Darien jungle targeting organized crime and migrant smugglers
Panamanian border police attend a launch ceremony for Operation Shield in Nicanor, Darien province, Panama, Friday, June 2, 2023. Security officials said Operation Shield is part of the agreement ...
News Panama » Darien » Culture: The Colón Coast: Panama’s Most Underrated Destination For Nature, Culture, And Cuisine
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jared Ranahan is a reporter who covers travel and ecotourism. From the peaks of La Amistad International Park to the tangled ...
News Panama » Darien » Culture: EXPLAINER: Panama launches operation against smugglers in Darien Gap
FILE - Haitian migrants wade through water as they cross the Darien Gap from Colombia to Panama in hopes of reaching the U.S., May 9, 2023. Hundreds of thousands of migrants have risked the dangerous ...
News Panama » Darien » Culture: Inside Panama’s gamble to save the Darién
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. In the dense, humid expanse of the Darién Gap — a forbidding swath ...