Words | María Cueto
Every year, thousands of migrants risk their lives to reach the coasts of Europe or the United States. They brave nightmarish and illegal routes, and a staggering amount of them are left behind, swallowed by the sea or the jungle
Group of migrants in the middle of the Darién Gap
The sun rises over miles and miles of lush rainforest. There is green as far as the eye can see, and the air is moist and fragrant. The word “majestic” comes to mind; it takes one’s breath away to bear witness to the sublime power of nature. It has, in fact, taken the breath away from hundreds of people—and not in the poetic sense.
Human beings, not known for giving up when a wrench is thrown in the works, get creative—and with that creativity comes danger.
The Darién Gap is a roadless rainforest and swamp corridor that stretches more than 60 miles between Colombia and Panama. There is something obscene about it: a place this beautiful, given over…
