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Every place RealLifeLore mentions in "Why the Americas Still Aren't Connected by a Road", mapped

// THE CRUX The Darién Gap remains unpaved not only due to harsh terrain and climate, but because the US and Panama rely on it as a critical geopolitical barrier against mass migration and drug trafficking.

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Why the Americas Still Aren't Connected by a Road

31 places, in order of mention

00:06Colombiaflee from their homes and travel to Colombia
00:09Central Americatrekking further north through Central America and Mexico
00:10MexicoCentral America and Mexico towards their final destination
00:13United Statesa new life in the United States
00:37Darien GapThe infamous Darien Gap between the borders
00:39Panamabetween the borders of Colombia and Panama
00:51Turbobetween the Colombian town of Turbo
00:53Yavizaand the Panamanian town of Yaviza
03:20Equatorabout 800 km north of the Equator
03:34Atlantic Oceanflanked on the north by the Atlantic
03:36Pacific Oceanand south by the Pacific Oceans
03:55Cerro Tacarcunapeaks of mountains 1,845 m above sea level
08:59Pan American Highwaybuilt out the vast Pan-American Highway system
09:06Prudhoe Bayextending from Prudhoe Bay in far north Alaska
09:11Strait of Magellantip of Argentina near the Magellan Strait
11:36ColombiaPanama was merely a province of Colombia
12:02Panama Canalfinish the construction of the Panama Canal
12:12New York Citytravel between New York City and Los Angeles
12:17Los Angelesthrough the Strait of Magellan across Chile
15:05Panama Canal Zoneknown as the Panama Canal Zone
16:55Costa RicaTo the north of Panama is Costa Rica
17:26Andes Mountainseastern foothills of the Andes Mountains
20:04MiamiIn places like Miami in Florida
20:32Tijuanasneak across the border at Tijuana
20:34El PasoEl Paso and Brownsville US Mexico border
20:54Gulf of UrabaGulf of Uraba to make a sea voyage
20:55Juradofrom Jurado to another part of Panama
25:48Haitiassassination of their president in Haiti
26:52VenezuelaVenezuela has been economically struggling
27:00EcuadorEcuador and Colombia continue to struggle
30:01SenegalChina, India, Uzbekistan, and Senegal