earthling<p>Walking for a New Life by Luis Acosta | People</p><p>Migrants who trek through the Darien Gap en route to the US typically endure five or six days of being exposed to all kinds of harsh weather conditions.</p><p>Photograph: Luis Acosta/Drone Photo Awards 2024</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/photography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>photography</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DarienGap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DarienGap</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/refugees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>refugees</span></a></p>
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Flipboard Culture Desk<p>Each year, about half a million South Americans migrate to the United States by foot. Along the way, they must traverse the Darién Gap, a deadly 100-mile-long stretch of undeveloped jungle separating Colombia from Panama. Two YouTubers made the trek to discover for themselves, and their audiences, just what such an arduous trek entailed. “No one knew we were journalists,” Timmy Karter said. “If they did, we would be dead.” Read more from Big Think: <a href="https://flip.it/3pIzeL" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/3pIzeL</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Culture</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Migration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Migration</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/CentralAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CentralAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SouthAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/DarienGap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DarienGap</span></a></p>
MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAlLb-TV7_c" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=YAlLb-TV7_</span><span class="invisible">c</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Faultlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Faultlines</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Documentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Documentary</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/alJazeera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alJazeera</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/ChildrenOfTheDarienGap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChildrenOfTheDarienGap</span></a> </p><p>Migrating to the U.S. through the deadly <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/DarienGap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DarienGap</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/MigrantsLivesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MigrantsLivesMatter</span></a></p>
MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:<p><a href="https://yewtu.be/watch?v=8uqyQzBtGTw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">yewtu.be/watch?v=8uqyQzBtGTw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Colombia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Colombia</span></a> and <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Panama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Panama</span></a> are failing to protect <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/migrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>migrants</span></a> in <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/DarienGap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DarienGap</span></a> said <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/HUmanRightsWatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HUmanRightsWatch</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/MigrantsLivesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MigrantsLivesMatter</span></a></p>
Al Jazeera (unofficial)Join Al Jazeera’s Lucia Newman as she documents the journey of migrants making the trek through the Darien Gap, with hopes of reaching the United States. Ove...<a href="https://squeet.me/search?tag=AlJazeera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlJazeera</span></a> <a href="https://squeet.me/search?tag=AlJazeeraEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlJazeeraEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://squeet.me/search?tag=DarienGap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DarienGap</span></a> <a href="https://squeet.me/search?tag=Migration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Migration</span></a> <a href="https://squeet.me/search?tag=alJazeera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alJazeera</span></a> <a href="https://squeet.me/search?tag=aljazeeraEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aljazeeraEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://squeet.me/search?tag=aljazeeralive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aljazeeralive</span></a> <a href="https://squeet.me/search?tag=aljazeeravideo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aljazeeravideo</span></a> <a href="https://squeet.me/search?tag=aljazeeraEnglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aljazeeraEnglish</span></a> <a href="https://squeet.me/search?tag=aljazeeralatest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aljazeeralatest</span></a> <a href="https://squeet.me/search?tag=aljazeeralive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aljazeeralive</span></a> <a href="https://squeet.me/search?tag=aljazeeralivenews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aljazeeralivenews</span></a> <a href="https://squeet.me/search?tag=latestnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>latestnews</span></a> <a href="https://squeet.me/search?tag=newsheadlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newsheadlines</span></a><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w44BXNsle8g" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The journey of crossing through the Darien Gap | Al Jazeera Newsfeed</a>
Al Jazeera (unofficial)A dramatic increase in migration to the United States has seen tens of thousands of people heading through the Darien gap and up through Latin America to the...<a href="https://squeet.me/search?tag=CentralAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CentralAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://squeet.me/search?tag=Dariengap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dariengap</span></a> <a href="https://squeet.me/search?tag=LatinAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LatinAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://squeet.me/search?tag=Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mexico</span></a> <a href="https://squeet.me/search?tag=Migration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Migration</span></a> <a href="https://squeet.me/search?tag=Refugees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Refugees</span></a> <a href="https://squeet.me/search?tag=SouthAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://squeet.me/search?tag=aljazeera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aljazeera</span></a> <a href="https://squeet.me/search?tag=aljazeeraenglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aljazeeraenglish</span></a> <a href="https://squeet.me/search?tag=aljazeera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aljazeera</span></a> <a href="https://squeet.me/search?tag=aljazeeraenglish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aljazeeraenglish</span></a> <a href="https://squeet.me/search?tag=aljazeeralive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aljazeeralive</span></a> <a href="https://squeet.me/search?tag=aljazeeranews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aljazeeranews</span></a> <a href="https://squeet.me/search?tag=aljazeeracom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aljazeeracom</span></a> <a href="https://squeet.me/search?tag=asylumseekers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asylumseekers</span></a> <a href="https://squeet.me/search?tag=influxofarrivals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>influxofarrivals</span></a> <a href="https://squeet.me/search?tag=migrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>migrants</span></a> <a href="https://squeet.me/search?tag=refugeesandmigrantsfromSouthandCentralAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>refugeesandmigrantsfromSouthandCentralAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://squeet.me/search?tag=thousandsofrefugeesandmigrantsfromSouthandCentralAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thousandsofrefugeesandmigrantsfromSouthandCentralAmerica</span></a><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLpEijRveu0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Journey through the Darien Gap: Mexican authorities overwhelmed by surge</a>
The Progressive<p>The Darién Gap continues to be the primary route for hundreds of thousands of migrants seeking to reach the United States. <span class="h-card"><a href="https://newsie.social/@palabrasdeabajo" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>palabrasdeabajo</span></a></span> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/Panama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Panama</span></a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/Dariengap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dariengap</span></a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/migrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>migrants</span></a> <br><a href="https://progressive.org/latest/darien-gap-continues-to-see-massive-migration-abbott-20230915/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">progressive.org/latest/darien-</span><span class="invisible">gap-continues-to-see-massive-migration-abbott-20230915/</span></a></p>
Simulated Chollas 🍉 🥭 🌵<p>When <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Title42" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Title42</span></a> phases out on May 11, expect the further export of U.S. “prevention through deterrence” into Latin America and the Caribbean <a href="https://www.theborderchronicle.com/p/out-of-sight-out-of-mind-title" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theborderchronicle.com/p/out-o</span><span class="invisible">f-sight-out-of-mind-title</span></a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/immigration" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>immigration</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/border" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>border</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biden</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/migration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>migration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BorderMilitarization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BorderMilitarization</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Panama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Panama</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Colombia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Colombia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neocolonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neocolonialism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DarienGap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DarienGap</span></a></p>
PhoenixSerenity<p>The most feared stretch on the long <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/migrant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>migrant</span></a> trail to <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/RioGrande" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RioGrande</span></a> & ultimately to <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/RoxhamRoad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoxhamRoad</span></a> is a stretch of untamed, roadless <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/jungle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jungle</span></a> on the <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/border" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>border</span></a> between <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Colombia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Colombia</span></a> & <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Panama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Panama</span></a> .<br>Hundreds of thousands of people have crossed <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/DarienGap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DarienGap</span></a> on foot. Many <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/perished" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>perished</span></a> in the attempt. Trails through jungle are strewn w/ abandoned belongings & in some cases, bodies of ppl..</p><p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6783199" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">cbc.ca/amp/1.6783199</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/SouthAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/desperation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>desperation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/MigrantJourney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MigrantJourney</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/POC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>POC</span></a></p>
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