The Pan-American Highway Explained

Many call the Pan-American Highway the longest road in the world, but there is a crucial detail in the form of the #Darién Gap which they are missing. Learn about the origins of the Ruta #Panamericana and the reasons why this mega-project hasn't been completed, and hopefully never will be.
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[@madelynduhon5155]

why am i just hearing about this road, so cool. great video

[@akd0875]

I'm here 37 years old. First time hearing about it.

[@TJSaw]

It irks me to no end that North and South American road networks are not connected despite being part of the same landmass.

[@BdCgWgLover313]

Interesting, I've never heard of this highway in all my years. Thank you

[@jonwill]

Extremely well presented; thank you for sharing.

[@ecj4077]

Build a bridge around the gap in the water?

[@carstarsarstenstesenn]

Very expensive, but sure

[@UIOP793]

Or even extend the highway to a port from Panama to Colombia on a ferry

[@TrainTrackToby]

@@carstarsarstenstesennprobably cheaper than building in the Darien gap lol

[@gregl83]

There are a lot of theories as why to this hasn't been done including pressure against it by the US government and Panamanian government.

[@TheBillABCTV]

I was wondering can they build an Ocean Road Crossing that would go around the Darien Gap? Like china have build Ocean crossing that has gone to Hong Kong.

[@rodvarmo]

Cerro de la muerte in Costa Rica has no unpaved parts since decades ago...
The name containing the word death is because people died during its construction because temperatures drop below 32° Fahrenheit in the zone

[@Bill-dj9hv]

I live less than a half a miles from the highway. The highway of death has been called that since the 1920s or before.

[@Leo-V]

If I was millionaire I'd wanna travel this route

[@TheMrsAA]

dont need to. Can do it for free just hitch hike :)

[@pahinchao3601]

Once you're a millionaire, you don't want to risk your life.

[@MatthewTheWanderer]

@@TheMrsAA That's a dangerous and foolish way to do it.

[@muhammadibrahim-vm1mu]

Me 2

[@newme2325]

I wonder how long it typically takes to travel the route

[@gmicg]

Environment is a very convenient pretext to do nothing these days.

[@MyBelch]

Yes, we are devolving.

[@Rrathm]

Great

[@tonymurrietta]

Imagine it was a train instead

[@stickynorth]

Like it should have been all along!

[@GregoryJByrne]

Love your Americas neighbour. Close the Darian Gap.

[@thulanintunja3349]

What "3 continents" are you referring to?

[@hrbeta]

Right, only one continent with three different geographical zones. 🙄

[@spitgiezer]

Didn’t know Central America is a continent

[@sudmuck]

It's a region of a continent or subcontinent, like Europe or India.

[@Dow_v97]

@@sudmuck what continent is europe a region of exactly?

[@baguette3285]

@@Dow_v97geographically Europe is at most a subcontinent of Asia. (Sometimes the whole continent is referred to as Eurasia) The only reason we count it as its own is because of culture. Russia is definitely Asia but is usually counted as Europe

[@arturkarpinski164]

3 continents???

[@CountryEdits3]

I damn hate jungles

[@Outofthisworldxx]

Light years travel to ant!!

[@hrbeta]

Just imagine how much easier illegal immigration into the U.S. would be if that road was completed. 😮

[@blackrock1404]

😮

[@user-jl8mp6lg4i]

Loop

[@george2198]

So if it was useful to holders of ths factors pf production there will be a road between Africa and Europe.

[@TheprinceofallsaiyansV]

USA jacks everything

[@bharatbabu7492]

Please make video in hindi

[@FactSpark]

Unfortunately I don't speak Hindi, but I can add some subtitles

[@ramesh.kkrishna5852]

Why can't you learn english