Darien Jungle Crises is Worsening

This has become a political football, not only in Panama but the US as well with elections coming up in both countries.  Panama takes migrants from the Darien on their way to the land of Milk and Honey (USA), puts them on buses to Costa Rica on their way through Central America towards Mexico.  Mexico now has put a budget in place to hire busses and drivers to return the migrants to Panama.  At the close of the first quarter of 2024, an unprecedented humanitarian drama has marked the jungle region known as the Darién Gap, with a 24% increase in the migratory flow compared to the same period in 2023.  This natural corridor between Colombia and Panama has become a monumental challenge for those seeking a better life, facing extreme dangers and inhuman conditions on their journey.  Reports from the National Immigration Service specify that with a figure that amounts to 108,167 people between January and March, this caravan of walkers has experienced a significant increase compared to the same period of the previous year, when the figure stood at 87,390 individuals.