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Life and death in the Darién Gap
Life and death in the Darién Gap
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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Aug 16, 2022
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Podcast episode
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To get to the U.S. border from South America, Haitians have to trek through an isolated stretch of jungle called the Darién Gap. In the latest episode of “Line in the Land,” a podcast produced by the Houston Chronicle and Texas Public Media, Haitian migrants take listeners with them on a jungle journey like no other. Read the full transcript here. Hosts: Joey Palacios and Elizabeth TrovallMore reading:Lost in the deep of DarienCrossing the Darién GapThis remote sliver of northwest Colombia is one of the world’s busiest migration corridorsBinge all the episodes of Line in the Land here. Episodes are in both English and Spanish. A Line in the Land was made possible, in part, by the Catena Foundation, providing more than 100,000 asylum seekers in the U.S. with community and legal support. Learn more at asylum.news
Released:
Aug 16, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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