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What happened to the dream of the Pan-American highway? (daily.jstor.org)
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[โ€“] FireTower@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

https://youtu.be/-g3t3Wn9c8Y?si=_Pjt1TSpYJIm8Wyv

TLDW: There's a jungle in Panama that's really hard to cross and if they made it easier to cross refugee would be more inclined to enter Panama.

Does Panama want to spend a bunch of money to destroy a rainforest, destroy indigenous peoples villages, deal with people who likely can't afford to support themselves, and also potentially aid narcos in trafficking?

[โ€“] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 1 points 1 year ago

And it isn't like the current ferry service is seen as a major bottleneck for shipping. There is some light trade that could be facilitated by a road, but the major trading partners in the region are likely to ship by boat.