The southern reaches of the Isthmus of Panama were known as Darien. From a peak in Darien Balboa first saw the Pacific. Soon the Spaniards were transporting their Inca loot across the Isthmus.
The Darien Gap is a 97-km expanse of unforgiving terrain on an isthmus. It had long been considered impassable. However, with growing instability in Latin American nations like Haiti and Venezuela ...