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Is it possible to drive a regular car from North America to South America?

Although there is the so-called Pan-American Highway, designed to unite the roads of the countries of all America into a single system, it is impossible to drive from North America to South America in an ordinary car. The Darien Gap is to blame for this - an undeveloped land area on the border of Panama and Colombia measuring 160 by 50 km, where there are no roads, only selva and swamps. Attempts to fill the gap have been made since the 1970s, but they run into resistance from environmentalists and local Indian tribes worried about the fate of the jungle. In addition, Panamanians fear a sharp increase in drug trafficking from Colombia if a highway is built.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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