coming up. on the whole story is just one enormous traffic jam of people through the jungle. it s hard to listen looking, look fired. everybody maybe have died here. good evening. welcome to the whole story. i m anderson cooper. starting tonight. we re bringing you the best of cnn, storytelling from our reporters and anchors all over the world. it s one whole story one whole hour every sunday at eight pm tonight we take you on a dangerous and difficult journey through the darien gap. the only land route connecting south america to central america. it s a 66 mile stretch of jungle between colombia and panama, so migrants hoping to get to the u. s. have to get through the darien gap first. that means trekking through rivers and mud and up steep mountainsides along the way, they face exhaustion, disease, drowning and the very real risk of being robbed, assaulted or even killed. so far this year five times as many people have made this journey compared to the same period last yea
real risk of being robbed, assaulted or even killed. so far this year five times as many people have made this journey compared to the same period last year, and a record number of them are children. to see what they face cnn s nick paton. walsh and his team recently walked the entire route. some of the things he saw along the way or graphic and hard to watch, but we want you to see the reality of what s happening on the track a migrant trail to america. sometimes a dream to a nightmare first. and beauty is deepest in a place you may never get out of. and the need to keep moving is the only thing left to carry a quarter of a million humans last year, walked for four
s. have to get through the darien gap first. that means trekking through rivers and mud and up steep mountainsides along the way, they face exhaustion, disease, drowning and the very real risk of being robbed, assaulted or even killed. so far this year five times as many people have made this journey compared to the same period last year, and a record number of them are children. to see what they face cnn s nick paton. walsh and his team recently walked the entire route. some of the things he saw along the way or graphic and hard to watch, but we want you to see the reality of what s happening on the track a migrant trail to america. sometimes a dream to a nightmare first. and beauty is deepest in