Inside the journey across the Darien Gap | The Take

The Darien Gap is a dangerous stretch of jungle on a strip of land that connects North and South America. In recent years, stricter Central American border policies have driven hundreds of thousands of people to make this treacherous trek. The number of children among them has skyrocketed. We follow one family as they navigate the crossing.

In this episode: 

- John Holman, Al Jazeera English Correspondent

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Tamara Khandaker and Fahrinisa Campana, with Manahil Navid and Tabish Talal, and our host, Malika Bilal. It was edited by Alexandra Locke.

The Take production team is Amy Walters, Ashish Malhotra, Catherine Nouhan, Chloe K. Li, David Enders, Duha Mosaad, Khaled Soltan, Manahil Naveed, Marcos Bartolomé, Sarí el-Khalili, Sonia Bhagat, Tabish Talib, Tamara Khandaker, and Zaina Badr. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. 

Alexandra Locke is the Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

[grahamvincent]

"None of this is about us, " says John. You bring to us, the listeners, the stories of us, the subjects. John, it is all of this about us. Thank you for bringing us to us.

[HoldGiaCarangiCloseToOurHearts]

Thank you vm for this informative and insightful upload. Humans have migrated freely from Siberia to Argentina for thousands of years. I don't believe in stopping that.

[adineatha]

Mexicans are basically becoming the majority population in the former Mexican States of the United States again.

For those who don't know, these are the States which used to be part of Mexico:

California, Oregon, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas.

Florida is a former Spanish colony and popular destination for Caribbean people.

[Al-Hollandi]

I really felt the pain in the voice of the reporter.. Amazing story.

[tbonr]

Al Jazeera. The last new to cover the Darien gap

[almaprayer]

Rest in peace our Zimbabwean sister Miriam... She died on that journey

[RRAIRCOOLSERVICE-ffsl]

I stand with Palestine 🇵🇸🇵🇸
From Indian Muslim ❤️🇮🇳

[ixxgxx]

went through it in 93 arriving in turbo. good times.

[merceddominguez]

🦉 I wish that the ppl who've suffered at the hands of violence were able to unite w their families in the states & for the rest to be vetted & receive an asylum visa...
Why is there so much violence in their countries❓️

[valhalla]

Where in Gaza is the Darien Gap? I can't find it on a map of Gaza

[Travel-Rizma]

*Dalai Lama* ✍️🌿

_“I urge young women to accept leadership roles. We need you to promote love and compassion. Realise my dream—that the 200 nations of the world be governed by women. There’ll be less war, violence, and economic and social injustice because strength is rooted in love and compassion.”_

─ His Holiness *Dalai Lama* ✍️🌿

[FlintBeastgood]

Why do these bots have names? Those are not real people speaking. Am I the only one to notice this?

[Travel-Rizma]

Dalai Lama _✍️🌿_

*_I call on the next generation of young women to be the mothers of the revolution of compassion that this century so desperately needs. You have a special role to play in creating a better world. Women are more empathic and sensitive, more receptive to the feelings of others. These qualities make women models of humanity. Study history and you’ll see that it’s men who have been responsible for carnage and destruction_*

_─ His Holiness Dalai Lama ✍️🌿_

[Travel-Rizma]

*Dalai Lama* ✍️🌿

_"All you need is the compassion of the heart. Women know this because peace is implicit in women. You put boys together, they make war. You put women together, they make peace. Women are the leaders of the future.”_

─ His Holiness *Dalai Lama* ✍️🌿

[TK-OK]

Who Is paying for all the manpower to run and organize these camps ?
Is it W.H.O. I think it is ?