Darién Gap

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The Darién Gap is a dense, roadless swath of jungle and swamp between Panama and Colombia known as one of the most dangerous and impassable stretches in the Americas.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf border region
geographical region
jungle
swamp
approximateLength 100 miles
160 km
approximateWidth 30 miles
50 km
averageAnnualRainfall very high
borders Caribbean Sea
Pacific Ocean
characteristic dense rainforest
high biodiversity
mountainous terrain
roadless
swampy terrain
climate tropical rainforest climate
contains Darién National Park
indigenous communities
marshes
mountain ranges
protected areas
rivers
tropical rainforest
continent North America
South America
country Colombia
Panama
crossedBy migrants traveling from South America to North America
ecoregion Chocó–Darién moist forests
hazard criminal violence
flooding
landslides
tropical diseases
wild animals
knownFor armed groups presence
dangerous crossing conditions
difficult accessibility
drug trafficking routes
migrant crossings
languageOriginOfName Spanish
locatedIn Isthmus of Darién
partOf Chocó Department
Darién Province
Panama–Colombia border
roleInInfrastructure only break in the Pan-American Highway
separates Pan-American Highway in Colombia
Pan-American Highway in Panama
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteWithin Darién National Park

Referenced by (7)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Darién Province
Darién Province ("Serranía del Darién")
contains
Darién Gap ("Panama–Colombia border")
Los Katíos National Park ("Darien Gap")
partOf
Pan-American Highway
hasGap
Turbo, Colombia
isNear
Yaviza
locatedNear

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