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Old Apr 23, 2017, 8:29 am
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Originally Posted by Romelle
Hmm - if I'd looked at your screen name more carefully I wouldn't have asked about air travel. I get it now.
I would not try that for Darién Gap @:-)

Still pretty dangerous, and while I haven't looked, probably little or no public transport.

Moreover, not so overland:

Originally Posted by expertvagabond.com
Most of the Darien rainforest is roadless, so long Piragua canoes like this are the primary mode of transportation.
But I see someone traveled it and posted about it on their blog / webpage.

We have a wonderful thread started in 2005 that finally ended in 2011 about going on local buses from LA to San Diego for about $5 in 6 hours (2005 time and dollars, who know if this could even be done today).
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