ATLAS CHUGGED // MAPPED VIDEO
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.
31 places, in order of mention
| 00:06 | Colombia | flee from their homes and travel to Colombia |
| 00:09 | Central America | trekking further north through Central America and Mexico |
| 00:10 | Mexico | Central America and Mexico towards their final destination |
| 00:13 | United States | a new life in the United States |
| 00:37 | Darien Gap | The infamous Darien Gap between the borders |
| 00:39 | Panama | between the borders of Colombia and Panama |
| 00:51 | Turbo | between the Colombian town of Turbo |
| 00:53 | Yaviza | and the Panamanian town of Yaviza |
| 03:20 | Equator | about 800 km north of the Equator |
| 03:34 | Atlantic Ocean | flanked on the north by the Atlantic |
| 03:36 | Pacific Ocean | and south by the Pacific Oceans |
| 03:55 | Cerro Tacarcuna | peaks of mountains 1,845 m above sea level |
| 08:59 | Pan American Highway | built out the vast Pan-American Highway system |
| 09:06 | Prudhoe Bay | extending from Prudhoe Bay in far north Alaska |
| 09:11 | Strait of Magellan | tip of Argentina near the Magellan Strait |
| 11:36 | Colombia | Panama was merely a province of Colombia |
| 12:02 | Panama Canal | finish the construction of the Panama Canal |
| 12:12 | New York City | travel between New York City and Los Angeles |
| 12:17 | Los Angeles | through the Strait of Magellan across Chile |
| 15:05 | Panama Canal Zone | known as the Panama Canal Zone |
| 16:55 | Costa Rica | To the north of Panama is Costa Rica |
| 17:26 | Andes Mountains | eastern foothills of the Andes Mountains |
| 20:04 | Miami | In places like Miami in Florida |
| 20:32 | Tijuana | sneak across the border at Tijuana |
| 20:34 | El Paso | El Paso and Brownsville US Mexico border |
| 20:54 | Gulf of Uraba | Gulf of Uraba to make a sea voyage |
| 20:55 | Jurado | from Jurado to another part of Panama |
| 25:48 | Haiti | assassination of their president in Haiti |
| 26:52 | Venezuela | Venezuela has been economically struggling |
| 27:00 | Ecuador | Ecuador and Colombia continue to struggle |
| 30:01 | Senegal | China, India, Uzbekistan, and Senegal |