Q REPORTS Nicaragua has become a hot spot for migrants from around the world seeking to avoid a brutal trek through the Darien Gap jungle, connecting the American continents within Central America. Migrants from South American and Caribbean countries, Africa and Asia, have to brave the lawless, considered to be essentially impassable, consists of…
Nicaragua has become a hot spot for migrants from around the world seeking to avoid a brutal trek through the Darien Gap jungle including the 303 Indians whose plane was grounded last week in France on their way to the Central American nation.This allows them to avoid the Darien Gap, where on top of the dangers of the thick jungle, rivers, and wild animals, they are preyed upon by criminal gangs and face sexual violence.
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Manuel Orozco, a migration expert at the Washington-based Inter-American Dialogue, told AFP that Ortega s government was facilitating "the business of a network of international air services" so that migrants "can reach the border with Mexico and the United States faster."
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