The Darien Gap is hell for migrants, but a great adventure for tourists

A group of migrants from different countries walking through the Darien Gap, as they continue their journey to the US border. — Reuters

Deep in the Panamanian jungle, Venezuelan migrant Franca Ramirez was scrambling to reach higher ground as a rushing river broke its banks, he said, when something caught his eye: A group of young men, snapping photos of the landscape.

The former police officer, who says he fled imprisonment and torture in Venezuela, was surprised.