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Nov 2024
3h 13m

The Darién Gap: Where Dreams Die

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In this series, James describes his journey into the Darién Gap, one of the most remote and dangerous migration routes on earth. We hear from migrants from around the world about the dangers of the journey, their fears that forced them to take it, and their dreams for America.

It Could Happen Here Weekly 154

Sources can be found in the descriptions of each individual episode.

  1. The Green Hell: Migration Through the Darién Gap

  2. We Are All Brothers: How the Emberá Community of Bajo Chiquito Welcomes Migrants in the Darién Gap
  3. They Don’t Care About Us: What Migrants Leave Behind
  4. As If We Had Been Imprisoned: The Migrant Reception Center
  5. What Can You Do? Mutual Aid Along the Migrant Journey

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