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Story Publication logo September 15, 2016

The Most Dangerous Migrant Journey to America

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Darién Gap
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In their bid to reach the United States, a growing number of migrants fleeing poverty and conflicts...

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Motoring up the Atrato River toward the Darien frontier. Photo by Jason Motlagh. 2016.
Motoring up the Atrato River toward the Darien frontier. Photo by Jason Motlagh. 2016.

The Darien Gap is a wild and dangerous expanse of jungle stretching between Panama and Columbia. It's now increasingly being used as a path for migrants hoping to make their way to America.

Pulitzer Center grantee Jason Motlagh joined a group of migrants as they attempted to cross the dangerous gap. He discusses the project in this interview with Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Hamish McDonald.

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