Last year was an “unprecedented year” where a total of 248,284 people crossed the Darién National Park, Panama migration authority’s deputy director Maria Isabel Saravia said. 2023 now looks set to…
The number of migrants crossing the, a mountainous rainforest region that connects South and Central America, has broken a new record, according to immigration officials in Panama.
Last year was an “unprecedented year” where a total of 248,284 people crossed the Darién National Park, she said. 2023 now looks set to outstrip that number as the year continues. Venezuelans and Haitians represent the majority of the people crossing, followed by Colombians, Ecuadorians, and migrants from outside the continent, she said.
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