Darién Gap

See also: Darien Gap

English

Alternative forms

• Darien Gap

Etymology

A reference to the 106 km long gap of the Pan-American Highway between Yaviza in the province Darién, and Turbo in Colombia.

Proper noun

Darién Gap

1. A geographical region between the North and South American continents, along the border of Panama and Colombia.
   • 2023 March 9, Alicia Chen, “Growing numbers of Chinese citizens set their sights on the US – via the deadly Darién Gap”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     The march through the Darién Gap of Haitians, Venezuelans and Cubans fleeing economic collapse and political persecution has been well-documented.

   • 2023 May 11, Natalie Kitroeff, Julie Turkewitz, “What’s Driving Record Levels of Migration to the U.S. Border?”, in The New York Times‎^[2], →ISSN:

     The Darién Gap, a treacherous 70-mile stretch of jungle that connects Central and South America, suddenly became a thoroughfare for people without the visas or money to make the journey any other way.

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 達連隘口／达连隘口

• Japanese: ダリエン地峡 (ダリエンちきょう, Darien chikyō), ダリエン・ギャップ (Darien Gyappu)
• Spanish: Tapón del Darién m (literally “Darién plug”), región del Darién f

Further reading

• Darién Gap on Wikipedia.Wikipedia