Darien

She also said that "the shift was a scientifically informed, emergency response to the northward movement of the outbreak. The goal is to contain northern movement and push New World Screwworm population southward to re-establish the original biological barrier at the Darién Province" and that despite the historical logic of focusing on restoring that narrow barrier as quickly as possible and the logistical challenge of the new strategy, given the current outbreak, it's the "most effective and economically prudent course of action."

This project follows the dangerous journeys of migrants crossing the Darién Gap, a 100-kilometre stretch of dense jungle between Colombia and Panama.

Torres said she walked north through the Darien Gap, a dangerous 60-mile stretch of jungle that straddles the border dividing Colombia and Panama, where she was sexually assaulted again.

His feed included images from the treacherous Darien Gap, the dense jungle separating Colombia and Panama.

He had left his hometown and travelled to the US through the Darién Gap, crossing illegally in 2023 with three of his friends: Edwar Herrera, 23; Andy Javier Perozo, 30; and Ringo Rincón, 39.