CAÑAS BLANCAS, Panama—In a small tropical forest valley with crystal-clear streams close to the Colombian border, the soldiers of Panama’s militarized border patrol are busy building fences.
The undocumented migrants passing through the Darién jungle, between Panama and Colombia, plummeted 94% in January compared to the same period in 2024.
The Darién Gap is part a dense and swampy forest about 40 miles in width and 100 miles in length between Colombia and Panama.