The Darien Gap The Deadly Journey Through The Jungle Where Families Risk Their Lives To Reach America Global News
Below, there are over a hundred colorful pop-up backpack-style tents and dozens of hammocks suspended from the wooden poles. As we approach we see hundreds of people chatting, playing dominoes or sitting outside what I can only describe as a jungle internet cafe. This is northern Colombia. We are in the middle of nowhere and there is electricity provided by a noisy generator on the hillside, makeshift shops, cafes, running water and clean toilets and showers – although they charge a dollar a pop for almost everything, and some here can’t to bear this....