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My name is Levison Wood.

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Woo!

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In 2014, I walked the Nile,

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and in 2015, I walked the Himalayas.

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Now, I'm about to trek
between two continents,

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on what could be my toughest
journey yet.

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You don't get that if you rub
sticks together!

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My plan is to walk from the point
where Europeans first made landfall

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in Mexico, all the way to Colombia,

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along the length of Central America.

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My route will take me through eight
countries, across volcanic planes,

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drug smuggling routes
and cloud forests.

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But, before I can cross
into South America,

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I'll have to make it through one of
the last great wildernesses on Earth

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the lawless jungle
of the Darien Gap.

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I'll take four million steps,
over remote,

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unpredictable...

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I've never seen anything
quite like this before!

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..and beautiful landscapes.

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You can see everything.

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This is absolutely incredible.

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I'll see Central America...

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..through the eyes of the people
that live here.

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Bullet hole. Dangerous business,
being a pastor around these parts,

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isn't it?

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Now, I'm on the final push.

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Glad to be back in the jungle.

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Over 500 miles of uncharted...

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You've spent 12 hours in the cave
and you never found the end?

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..and deadly terrain.

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An absolute monster.

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Is that a fer-de-lance?

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As we approach...

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..the most dangerous jungle
on Earth.

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I'm on the final leg
to walk the Americas.

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After 1,300 miles,
and three months on the road,

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I'm in country number seven, Panama,
with my friend Alberto.

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I think he likes you, Alberto.

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Oh, yeah.

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Does he? And is he a wet Mexican
on the road?

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There's nothing more sexy than that.

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With my moustache, you know.

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I think I look more like Antonio
Banderas, both sweat and wet.

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Just like Antonio Banderas.

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The image is terrifyingly similar.

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Over the final 600 miles, we must
cross mountains, uncharted terrain,

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and the Panama Canal, to the
wealthiest city in central America.

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From there, we'll head towards
our ultimate challenge,

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the infamous Darien Gap -

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60 miles of the most
dangerous jungle on Earth.

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Home to drug smugglers
and venomous snakes,

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before attempting to cross
into Colombia,

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South America,
and the end of our journey.

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We're high in the
Talamanca mountain range

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that straddles
both Costa Rica and Panama.

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Formed 10,000 years ago
in the last ice age,

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these hills hold
some extraordinary secrets.

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We've come off the Pan-American
Highway when we meet a local farmer.

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What's your name? Jose Deliano.

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Jose Deliano?

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Yeah. How long have you been
living round here?

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So you actually own the cave then?
Mmm.

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So, how deep is the cave?

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So you've spent 12 hours in the cave
and you never found the end?

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No, no. Wow.

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None of my guidebooks have
listed caves in this region.

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But, sure enough, Jose Deliano
leads us straight into one.

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Uh-oh.

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It's getting dark.

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Whoa! The ceiling!

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Hundreds of thousands of bats,
just in this one cave.

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Look at how many bats.

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So these ones are vampire bats.

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Will they attack people?
No. Are you sure?

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It's scary, huh? I've never seen
so many bats.

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Literally everywhere you look,
there's bats.

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And these
horrendous looking insects.

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All over the walls...
The wall is literally crawling.

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These bloody bugs!

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Check this monster out.

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Are you sure? Yes.

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Well, that's what he says, but that
looks just like a whip spider,

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and I don't like the look
of those pincers.

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OK? This place is incredible.

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So what kind is that?

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It's a gremlin spider.

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After two hours walking into what
feels like the centre of the Earth,

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we ask Jose Deliano to kindly lead
us back the way we came in.

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Thanks, Jose Deliano.

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Not any problem.

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I wouldn't want to get lost
in there.

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What an incredible day.

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There's a river cutting
straight across our path.

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It's too far to jump,
that's for sure.

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What do you think?
There's only one way to know.

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Jump in.

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One, two, three...

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A day later,
and we are near Cochea village,

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in Panama's Chiriqui region.

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It's November soon. Are you going
to keep your moustache for Movember?

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I'll have to.
Do you think I should shave?

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Maybe a little bit.

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Maybe I should get rid of the beard,
and just keep the tash. Ah, sure!

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There's a husband
shaving his wife's head.

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Shall we go and ask him
if we can get a haircut?

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Florentino says he's been using
his wife as a model to practise.

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I think you've just signed me up
for a beard trim.

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Un poquito, just a little bit.

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Has he taken a chunk out?

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Most people around here are farmers,

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but clearly Pablo and his family
have other business plans.

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He looks like a decent person now.

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Perfecto.

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See you!

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The road here is flanked
by vast cattle ranches.

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We trek for miles
without seeing anyone.

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But every now and again, we come
across an unusual walking companion.

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Do you know what kind this is?

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Ah, so it doesn't bite?

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It's a boa. So it's not poisonous,
but it's a constrictor.

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It basically squashes you.

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Boas are often seen as a pest here,

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and it's left them
an endangered species.

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This farmer has tried to kill it,

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sadly, because
it's a beautiful animal.

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We'll try taking it away
and moving it somewhere else.

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Just grab it,
like in the TV programme.

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Be careful, be careful.

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Here you go. Snake in a bag.

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I hate snakes. I can't believe
you're carrying one in my dry bag.

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I'm not going to use it any more.

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This is probably a good place
to drop him off. Yeah.

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OK, let's cover up this.

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She'll be fine.

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We're still 100 miles
from Panama City.

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But things already seem
to be getting busy.

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Today is 3rd November,

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and this is a very special time
here in Panama because

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Independence Day today, when Panama
got independence from Colombia.

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The whole country seems to be
having a bit of a party.

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In fact, Panama is in
a four-day fiesta frenzy.

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Celebrating not just independence,
but the Day of the Dead,

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and even the national flag.

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Whilst there's been no army here
since 1990,

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after America kicked out
the country's dictator...

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..Panama sure knows how
to put on a parade.

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Alexandra, your costume is amazing.

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OK.

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Yeah... Oh, wow.

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So what's this on,
the pom-pom?

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I came in the wrong attire,
didn't I, today?

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Can you show us a dance?

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Un poquito? Go on!

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The Tamborito dance
is unique to Panama.

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The man tries to seduce the woman
with fancy footwork.

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If she so much as smiles,
he's won her over.

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And with moves like that,
who could blame her?

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We have 30 miles to go
to Panama City...

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..the last major town before our
final challenge of the Darien Gap.

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The city should
soon be on the horizon,

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were it not for the gigantic
pampas grass standing in our way.

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Looks like an abandoned hotel.

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Look at that. Wow.

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Over there is the Panama Canal,
and what a view.

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That's Panama City
over in the distance,

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with the ships coming in and out
of the canal.

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So we've got one last night camping
before we make it into the city.

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Tonight, we have this campsite
all to ourselves.

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Well, almost.

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That is a big tarantula,

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and there's probably
a lot more out there.

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We have 150 miles to go before we
reach the Darien Gap,

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a lawless jungle that we must walk
through to reach the end of

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our journey in South America.

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Come on, Alberto, wake up.

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It's too early.

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That's a sight I've been waiting to
see all my life.

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The Panama Canal.

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And there, in the distance, is
Panama City.

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CAR HORN

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We're approaching the bridge of
the Americas,

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and a major highlight
in our journey.

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The Panama Canal.

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One of the greatest feats
of engineering

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in the history of mankind.

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The Panama Canal is 50 miles long

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and links the Pacific to the
Atlantic Ocean.

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It's one of the most
important trade routes in the world,

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generating $2.6 billion for Panama
each year.

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35-40 ships a day,

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big supertankers,

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pass through that and underneath
this bridge.

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It really is one of the marvels of
the modern world.

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They say that 27,000 people died
during its construction.

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I hope those boys have got safety
harnesses up there.

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Hey, guys. Hola!

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What are you doing?

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Is it dangerous?

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It's an incredible piece of
engineering.

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Adios.

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This canal has transformed two
continents, and created

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one of the wealthiest regions in
the whole of Central America.

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And it seems like the money stays
right here, in Panama City.

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It's like being in another world,
isn't it?

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This place, I had no idea it was so
built up.

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A Ferrari.

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It doesn't match with the rest of
the country.

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There's a lot of, a lot of rich
people here.

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I think we need to find somewhere
suitable to stay.

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Here.

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There's no shortage of swanky
hotels here.

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And with the mighty Darien Gap
still to come,

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Alberto and I take a moment to enjoy
the high life.

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So, I think there's only one way to
see Panama in style

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and that is by private helicopter.

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There are 115 billionaires in
registered here.

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Helicopters also popular, even Uber
have hired them out.

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This city is where the super-rich,

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revealed in the Panama
papers scandal,

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hide their dosh.

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Down there, you can see the old
city.

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500 years ago,

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this was just a fishing town,

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until the Spanish started bringing
gold here from South America

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on its way to Europe.

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These days, high finance and the
drugs trade help bring in the bucks.

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You can see all the mansions
down there, look.

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Completely different to everything
I've seen in Panama.

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And that's the way we're going.

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East and then south into
the Darien Gap,

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into the unknown.

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Out there, there's a hell of a lot
of jungle.

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Nice!

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I love it!

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Over the next 120 miles,

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we'll head through indigenous lands
to the Darien Gap,

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and on to the start of our jungle
trail in the village of Canan.

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We spend four days enjoying
Panama's hospitality...

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..fine dining...

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Nice crabs.

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..and roadside facilities...

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..to finally make it to the edge of
the Darien Gap.

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As we do, security checkpoints
starts to appear.

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Armed guerrillas and drug runners
plague the border with Colombia.

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It's off limits to outsiders,

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but after months of negotiation,
we've got permission to enter.

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This is the end of the road.

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And there is the start of
the Darien Gap.

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The forest here is flooded in the
rainy season,

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so we have to take a canoe to the
village of Canan.

251
00:19:09,480 --> 00:19:14,480
The Darien Gap is a 60-mile jungle
abyss that separates the Americas.

252
00:19:15,760 --> 00:19:18,680
It's one of the last great
wildernesses on Earth

253
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and the only break in the
30,000-mile Pan-American Highway.

254
00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:27,040
No-one's ever built a road through
it, despite decades of trying.

255
00:19:28,360 --> 00:19:30,280
To make it to South America,

256
00:19:30,280 --> 00:19:31,960
I can't walk around it,

257
00:19:31,960 --> 00:19:32,920
I have to walk through it.

258
00:19:37,080 --> 00:19:38,720
The deeper we get,

259
00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:41,440
the more wild this place seems.

260
00:19:52,600 --> 00:19:54,400
After two hours, we reach Canan.

261
00:19:56,440 --> 00:19:59,560
It's home to 400 of the Embera,

262
00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:03,320
an isolated tribe who've lived in
this jungle for hundreds of years.

263
00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:09,400
The guy in the red T-shirt there
is the chief of the village.

264
00:20:16,640 --> 00:20:19,040
This is the chief's house.

265
00:20:19,040 --> 00:20:21,040
Maybe we can put up our hammocks
inside or something.

266
00:20:22,280 --> 00:20:25,400
The Embera are a traditional tribe,

267
00:20:25,400 --> 00:20:27,520
but technology is slowly
catching on.

268
00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:28,960
Manuel! Manuel!

269
00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:31,320
Telefono!

270
00:20:32,840 --> 00:20:35,000
Here we are in the middle of
the jungle and

271
00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:36,360
you can still get a phone.

272
00:20:37,880 --> 00:20:39,280
Can I use it?

273
00:20:39,280 --> 00:20:40,560
Tambien?

274
00:20:40,560 --> 00:20:42,320
I don't know what...

275
00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:43,560
So, we're about...

276
00:20:43,560 --> 00:20:45,280
PHONE RINGS
Oh.

277
00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:46,240
Who's this?

278
00:20:47,520 --> 00:20:48,560
Hello?

279
00:20:58,800 --> 00:21:00,320
Jonathan Sangway?

280
00:21:02,520 --> 00:21:04,200
I don't know Jonathan Sangway.

281
00:21:09,800 --> 00:21:11,160
Jonathan Sangway! Telefono!

282
00:21:14,160 --> 00:21:15,120
Jonathan!

283
00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:18,560
Any Jonathans around?

284
00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:25,480
The new and the old seem to live
happily side by side in Canan.

285
00:21:25,480 --> 00:21:29,400
We've been told to come over to meet
the ladies and they're going to

286
00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:33,880
induct us into the Embera tribe with
a special blessing

287
00:21:33,880 --> 00:21:35,320
before we set off on this journey.

288
00:21:36,640 --> 00:21:37,600
Hola!

289
00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:40,200
What is that?

290
00:21:43,440 --> 00:21:45,280
So, why do you body paint?

291
00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:50,920
What does the design mean?

292
00:21:57,480 --> 00:22:00,120
So, if I'm wearing this, does this
protect me against the snake?

293
00:22:05,920 --> 00:22:09,880
Well, any help to get through the
Darien Gap safely is welcome.

294
00:22:12,560 --> 00:22:14,800
It's notoriously difficult
to navigate.

295
00:22:16,960 --> 00:22:20,840
Jungle trails can become overgrown
and disappear in a matter of weeks.

296
00:22:22,080 --> 00:22:26,400
The Embera only venture there
when necessary, but chief Ernesto

297
00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:29,720
has agreed to guide us to the edge
of Embera territory,

298
00:22:29,720 --> 00:22:31,000
deep in the Darien.

299
00:22:33,640 --> 00:22:37,000
This is it, this is the start of the
final hurdle.

300
00:22:40,200 --> 00:22:43,600
We have 40 miles to go to the end of
Central America.

301
00:22:44,880 --> 00:22:46,200
From Canan,

302
00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:50,400
we must head east and find a river
that leads to a mountain ridge,

303
00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:53,920
before climbing steep gorges and
dense jungles,

304
00:22:53,920 --> 00:22:55,600
where drug smugglers roam.

305
00:22:57,040 --> 00:23:00,040
We must then cut a path to the
Caribbean,

306
00:23:00,040 --> 00:23:03,280
walk through a known hot spot for
illegal immigrants,

307
00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:07,520
before trying to cross the border
into Colombia, South America,

308
00:23:07,520 --> 00:23:09,040
and the end of our journey.

309
00:23:13,560 --> 00:23:17,560
We've got a few of the local boys
from Canan who've come with us

310
00:23:17,560 --> 00:23:20,520
to help carry extra food
and supplies.

311
00:23:22,720 --> 00:23:26,760
And with us, we've got Ernesto back
there, Leo, our guide.

312
00:23:28,280 --> 00:23:30,680
I'm glad to be back in the jungle,

313
00:23:30,680 --> 00:23:33,040
but I'm under no illusion that this
is going to be

314
00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:35,360
the hardest part of the
entire expedition.

315
00:23:37,640 --> 00:23:40,240
We hope to cover seven miles a day.

316
00:23:40,240 --> 00:23:44,280
Right now, we're searching for a
river that should lead to a
mountain ridge.

317
00:23:44,280 --> 00:23:46,040
I'm just watching my feet at
the moment,

318
00:23:46,040 --> 00:23:50,840
because every time you step over
a log, you've got to be vigilant

319
00:23:50,840 --> 00:23:56,280
that there's not a fer-de-lance
or a bushmaster

320
00:23:56,280 --> 00:24:00,000
or any of the other vipers lurking
there, waiting to strike.

321
00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:05,280
The fer-de-lance can kill with a
single bite.

322
00:24:05,280 --> 00:24:07,720
They live under logs and leaves,

323
00:24:07,720 --> 00:24:09,200
so we must watch our every step.

324
00:24:17,440 --> 00:24:19,040
Wow.

325
00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:23,600
It's a hawk eagle.

326
00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:25,560
They're really rare.

327
00:24:25,560 --> 00:24:27,440
I wasn't expecting to see one here
in the jungle.

328
00:24:34,040 --> 00:24:37,640
After four hours, we've covered two
miles to reach the river.

329
00:24:46,560 --> 00:24:50,640
We're trying to follow the course of
this river,

330
00:24:50,640 --> 00:24:54,040
but it's not easy, because the rocks
are really slippery.

331
00:24:56,640 --> 00:25:01,880
And the jungle of there is so thick
as to be impenetrable.

332
00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:05,160
So now, we've got to...

333
00:25:05,160 --> 00:25:06,240
Bollocks.

334
00:25:08,880 --> 00:25:10,000
Slip and slide our way.

335
00:25:14,280 --> 00:25:17,040
What's more incredible is that these
boys do but all in wellies.

336
00:25:21,040 --> 00:25:25,280
The Embera are proving expert guides
and even find time

337
00:25:25,280 --> 00:25:27,520
to introduce us to some
river monsters.

338
00:25:29,320 --> 00:25:30,480
Ah, he's got it!

339
00:25:33,800 --> 00:25:35,160
Absolutely beautiful beast.

340
00:25:37,920 --> 00:25:39,400
Let's put you back on your
log, mate.

341
00:25:42,800 --> 00:25:43,880
What a beautiful animal.

342
00:25:46,640 --> 00:25:50,280
For the Embera, the Darien's waters
have magical powers.

343
00:26:01,640 --> 00:26:03,320
And more than that, according
to Leo.

344
00:26:24,240 --> 00:26:25,440
You're a bad man, Leo!

345
00:26:29,720 --> 00:26:33,800
I wasn't expecting to find such
pharmaceutical wonders in
the Darien.

346
00:26:50,880 --> 00:26:52,120
I want to see...

347
00:26:52,120 --> 00:26:54,240
Oh, I'm not sure I do want to see
proof, actually.

348
00:27:04,280 --> 00:27:05,640
Well, that was an epic day.

349
00:27:07,080 --> 00:27:10,760
And we've still got the hardest part
left to go.

350
00:27:11,920 --> 00:27:15,000
Tomorrow, we're setting off,
carrying on up the river,

351
00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:20,080
and then were going to climb up and
over the hills and, basically,

352
00:27:20,080 --> 00:27:22,800
hack a new trail through the jungle.

353
00:27:22,800 --> 00:27:24,280
It's going to be hard work.

354
00:27:39,780 --> 00:27:43,140
on the final leg of our journey
to walk Central America.

355
00:27:44,500 --> 00:27:45,860
To reach the end,

356
00:27:45,860 --> 00:27:49,420
we still have 26 miles of
dense jungle to get through.

357
00:27:49,420 --> 00:27:51,860
And we are preparing for
a gruelling day

358
00:27:51,860 --> 00:27:53,820
with our Embera guides.

359
00:27:53,820 --> 00:27:56,380
It looks like Alberto is going to
get a quick jungle haircut.

360
00:28:06,820 --> 00:28:12,100
Our chefs Anin and Rodrigo are
putting on a heck of a spread.

361
00:28:24,140 --> 00:28:25,620
Very nice.

362
00:28:26,900 --> 00:28:29,300
Anyone fancy some hot cereal
with mango?

363
00:28:34,300 --> 00:28:35,500
Do you want to try it?

364
00:28:35,500 --> 00:28:36,820
Try it.

365
00:28:36,820 --> 00:28:37,900
See what you think.

366
00:28:41,020 --> 00:28:41,980
Do you like it?

367
00:28:47,300 --> 00:28:48,380
Yeah?

368
00:28:57,700 --> 00:29:00,540
When you're in the jungle, what do
you think is the biggest dangers?

369
00:29:17,260 --> 00:29:18,860
Yeah.

370
00:29:22,220 --> 00:29:23,700
Vamos, chicos. Si!

371
00:29:25,060 --> 00:29:28,180
I've been wary of drug
and people smugglers

372
00:29:28,180 --> 00:29:31,340
but the Embera know
the real dangers here.

373
00:29:31,340 --> 00:29:34,380
Leo's uncle was killed by
a snake bite in the Darien

374
00:29:34,380 --> 00:29:35,940
just six months ago.

375
00:29:39,340 --> 00:29:44,420
Well, day three in the Darien,
and it has been slow going.

376
00:29:44,420 --> 00:29:49,980
We've only managed to cover 25km,
just over 15 miles in two days.

377
00:29:49,980 --> 00:29:53,700
But, from here on in, it's going
to get even more difficult.

378
00:29:53,700 --> 00:29:57,100
Up ahead is
a completely virgin jungle.

379
00:29:57,100 --> 00:29:58,820
There's no trails, no paths

380
00:29:58,820 --> 00:30:00,900
and we've got to go
up and over a mountain.

381
00:30:17,540 --> 00:30:19,900
Our head guide Leo
has been this way before.

382
00:30:21,700 --> 00:30:24,900
But with no permanent trails through
this part of the jungle,

383
00:30:24,900 --> 00:30:27,100
we must make our own.

384
00:30:27,100 --> 00:30:30,460
How you doing? Now I'm tired.

385
00:30:30,460 --> 00:30:32,060
This jungle is so thick, huh?

386
00:30:50,860 --> 00:30:53,420
Leo says we must crest
a mountain ridge

387
00:30:53,420 --> 00:30:57,060
and find a camp five miles away
by nightfall.

388
00:30:57,060 --> 00:30:59,020
But the jungle is steep and dense.

389
00:31:00,020 --> 00:31:02,620
And it's hit 35 degrees Celsius.

390
00:31:12,700 --> 00:31:13,940
It's so slow.

391
00:31:20,060 --> 00:31:23,100
After three hours,
we have barely covered a mile.

392
00:31:30,820 --> 00:31:32,500
LEV GROANS

393
00:31:36,860 --> 00:31:40,020
On a steep traverse, I've hit
my back on a tree root.

394
00:31:52,420 --> 00:31:53,660
No.

395
00:32:11,900 --> 00:32:13,420
You might have to.

396
00:32:13,420 --> 00:32:14,740
Enough?

397
00:32:35,060 --> 00:32:36,980
We're not yet over
the mountain ridge

398
00:32:36,980 --> 00:32:40,340
and still have four miles
left to go.

399
00:32:40,340 --> 00:32:43,620
I don't want to move,
but we have to keep going.

400
00:33:01,660 --> 00:33:03,820
I really hurt my back.

401
00:33:05,780 --> 00:33:07,100
It's incredibly painful.

402
00:33:12,660 --> 00:33:14,180
We're going to push on.

403
00:33:16,260 --> 00:33:17,900
Going to fight on to camp.

404
00:33:30,820 --> 00:33:33,980
With daylight fading, we make it
over the mountain ridge.

405
00:33:36,140 --> 00:33:38,940
But we're still two miles
from Leo's camp

406
00:33:38,940 --> 00:33:40,580
and badly need somewhere to stay.

407
00:33:42,060 --> 00:33:46,820
So, we've just come down off
this bit of jungle towards the river

408
00:33:46,820 --> 00:33:50,660
and found what looks to be
a shelter.

409
00:33:53,740 --> 00:33:57,020
This looks to be a camp,
but who knows?

410
00:33:57,020 --> 00:33:59,180
It could be a narco camp

411
00:33:59,180 --> 00:34:01,460
or a place that they stop

412
00:34:01,460 --> 00:34:04,060
when they are bringing
the illegal immigrants over.

413
00:34:04,060 --> 00:34:05,660
So, we need to find
whether or not

414
00:34:05,660 --> 00:34:08,220
we're going to be able
to camp around here

415
00:34:08,220 --> 00:34:10,260
because it's already
almost five o'clock

416
00:34:10,260 --> 00:34:13,620
and we need to find somewhere
pretty much now

417
00:34:13,620 --> 00:34:15,740
otherwise it's going to be
dark soon.

418
00:34:18,780 --> 00:34:22,100
What do you think, Alberto?
Safe to camp here, or what?

419
00:34:22,100 --> 00:34:25,900
I don't care about the drug dealers.
I don't care about any danger.

420
00:34:25,900 --> 00:34:30,220
It was so hard, this day,
I just want to fix my hammock.

421
00:34:32,660 --> 00:34:36,140
We've no with no idea if this camp
is still used by traffickers,

422
00:34:36,140 --> 00:34:38,660
but we have little option
but to take the risk.

423
00:34:40,780 --> 00:34:43,620
Then, just as we're settling in
for the night...

424
00:34:47,580 --> 00:34:48,780
What is it?

425
00:34:48,780 --> 00:34:50,660
Is it... Did it bite you?

426
00:34:54,220 --> 00:34:55,380
Did it bite you?

427
00:35:02,180 --> 00:35:03,180
You killed it?

428
00:35:10,500 --> 00:35:11,980
Is that a fer-de-lance?

429
00:35:15,340 --> 00:35:16,980
Yeah. That looks like
a fer-de-lance.

430
00:35:20,580 --> 00:35:22,060
Did it bite him?

431
00:35:23,460 --> 00:35:25,100
Did it bite him?

432
00:35:30,140 --> 00:35:33,820
We have no antivenom
as it won't survive in this heat.

433
00:35:33,820 --> 00:35:37,540
We're miles from help,
and if Rodrigo had been bitten,

434
00:35:37,540 --> 00:35:40,060
there's every chance
he could have been killed.

435
00:35:48,820 --> 00:35:50,660
That's definitely dead.

436
00:35:58,300 --> 00:35:59,780
Phew! OK.

437
00:35:59,780 --> 00:36:01,820
That's... That's one of
the most dangerous snakes

438
00:36:01,820 --> 00:36:03,380
in the whole of Central America.

439
00:36:17,420 --> 00:36:19,940
They believe that when
they do this kind of jumping,

440
00:36:19,940 --> 00:36:22,220
the next time they find another one

441
00:36:22,220 --> 00:36:24,820
it's going to be quiet
and it's not going to attack them.

442
00:36:31,940 --> 00:36:33,620
Right, jump over again. There we go.

443
00:36:33,620 --> 00:36:35,300
Now I'm safe? Are you sure?

444
00:36:39,900 --> 00:36:42,100
Si.

445
00:36:42,100 --> 00:36:44,260
Right, keep our eyes peeled.

446
00:36:50,180 --> 00:36:52,380
We set our hammocks
high above ground.

447
00:36:53,900 --> 00:36:56,340
Chief Ernesto has tried
to clear the camp.

448
00:36:58,620 --> 00:37:00,540
But we're in for an uneasy night.

449
00:37:14,090 --> 00:37:18,490
My friend Alberto and I are on the
final leg to walk Central America.

450
00:37:19,610 --> 00:37:23,570
Yesterday, the dangers of
the Darien truly hit home.

451
00:37:25,610 --> 00:37:30,570
Well, after last
night's snake attack...

452
00:37:33,050 --> 00:37:36,170
..the whole sort of feeling
in the camp has changed.

453
00:37:36,170 --> 00:37:41,570
The chief was awake all last night,
searching for snakes and...

454
00:37:41,570 --> 00:37:44,850
Yeah, it's...

455
00:37:44,850 --> 00:37:47,250
It's kind of put a damper on things.

456
00:37:47,250 --> 00:37:49,210
Everyone's a bit more wary.

457
00:37:51,530 --> 00:37:54,410
So, yeah, we're just going
to be really careful today.

458
00:37:54,410 --> 00:37:56,330
We don't want to

459
00:37:56,330 --> 00:37:58,970
end this journey in disaster.

460
00:38:01,610 --> 00:38:05,290
We have 20 miles of the
Darien Gap still to walk,

461
00:38:05,290 --> 00:38:07,930
along jungle and coastal paths.

462
00:38:07,930 --> 00:38:12,650
Today, we'll leave Embera territory
at the village of Carreto.

463
00:38:12,650 --> 00:38:14,850
I think everyone's covered in

464
00:38:14,850 --> 00:38:17,290
scrapes and bruises.

465
00:38:17,290 --> 00:38:20,330
My back is killing me.

466
00:38:26,530 --> 00:38:30,130
But I'm positive now.

467
00:38:31,850 --> 00:38:34,210
We're on the far side
of the mountain.

468
00:38:34,210 --> 00:38:39,730
Carreto is home to the Kuna tribe,
who rule this part of the Darien.

469
00:38:39,730 --> 00:38:44,930
This region's a major transit point
for illegal immigrants and outsiders

470
00:38:44,930 --> 00:38:46,330
are often viewed with suspicion.

471
00:38:47,930 --> 00:38:51,490
I've heard lots of stories
of people being detained...

472
00:38:53,530 --> 00:38:59,210
..and held for no particular reason
just until the chief decides to

473
00:38:59,210 --> 00:39:00,770
let them go.

474
00:39:00,770 --> 00:39:03,370
We can't be far away
from the village.

475
00:39:03,370 --> 00:39:06,770
Chief Ernesto has gone up
front is just to keep an eye out.

476
00:39:10,210 --> 00:39:13,930
On the outskirts of Carreto,
we are met by an armed villager.

477
00:39:16,690 --> 00:39:19,010
Oh, mucho gusto.

478
00:39:19,010 --> 00:39:21,330
The welcome's warm,

479
00:39:21,330 --> 00:39:25,010
but the first signs of
civilisation are bittersweet.

480
00:39:26,410 --> 00:39:29,410
This is as far as our Embera
friends are taking us.

481
00:39:29,410 --> 00:39:33,210
They are heading home to Canon,
back through the jungle,

482
00:39:33,210 --> 00:39:34,770
so we must say goodbye.

483
00:39:34,770 --> 00:39:36,650
THEY SPEAK SPANISH

484
00:39:39,610 --> 00:39:41,050
Adios.

485
00:39:51,250 --> 00:39:53,370
From Carreto...
Vamos!

486
00:39:53,370 --> 00:39:56,250
..we have 18 miles
of the Darien to trek

487
00:39:56,250 --> 00:39:58,570
to reach the border with Colombia.

488
00:40:03,730 --> 00:40:08,250
We're close to the coast where
nearly 20,000 illegal immigrants

489
00:40:08,250 --> 00:40:10,690
passed this year on
their way to the US.

490
00:40:14,570 --> 00:40:18,570
Many tried to cross the Darien
on foot and mark the route with

491
00:40:18,570 --> 00:40:20,370
whatever they can.

492
00:40:20,370 --> 00:40:22,850
Somebody's definitely
been here before us.

493
00:40:27,170 --> 00:40:31,210
They go for days without food,
just drinking from the streams.

494
00:40:35,010 --> 00:40:41,090
Totally at the mercy of the criminal
gangs that run the human trafficking

495
00:40:41,090 --> 00:40:44,210
networks throughout Central America.

496
00:40:49,130 --> 00:40:50,850
'As we approach the coast...

497
00:40:52,490 --> 00:40:55,050
'..we stumble into two men
sheltering by the sea.'

498
00:40:56,810 --> 00:40:59,930
From Pakistan. From where?
From Pakistan. Pakistan!

499
00:40:59,930 --> 00:41:02,090
Ah, yes.

500
00:41:02,090 --> 00:41:03,970
HE SPEAKS OTHER LANGUAGE

501
00:41:03,970 --> 00:41:06,050
What's your name?
My name is Levinson.

502
00:41:06,050 --> 00:41:08,570
I'm Imran, this is my friend Javed.

503
00:41:08,570 --> 00:41:12,930
Just, for come five minutes.
Down there.

504
00:41:14,610 --> 00:41:18,210
'Imran and Javed invite us
to their makeshift camp.'

505
00:41:18,210 --> 00:41:20,010
It must have been
a very hard journey.

506
00:41:20,010 --> 00:41:24,130
'They've travelled 10,000 miles in
three weeks and they're not alone.

507
00:41:24,130 --> 00:41:26,690
They are my friends. Yeah.

508
00:41:26,690 --> 00:41:29,410
You see. How many people
are you travelling with?

509
00:41:29,410 --> 00:41:32,050
Four. Four of you? Four guys.
Oh, OK.

510
00:41:34,090 --> 00:41:35,530
Nice to meet you. Hi.

511
00:41:35,530 --> 00:41:39,490
These guys have been
stranded here for four days.

512
00:41:39,490 --> 00:41:42,650
They've paid hundreds of
bucks each for a boat ride,

513
00:41:42,650 --> 00:41:46,090
but their people smuggler,
or agent, has gone AWOL.

514
00:41:46,090 --> 00:41:48,610
The agent, maybe he...

515
00:41:48,610 --> 00:41:50,650
He's basically here?

516
00:41:50,650 --> 00:41:53,690
He might be here at ten o'clock,
so we're waiting for him here.

517
00:41:53,690 --> 00:41:57,330
We are worried, because he was going
to take us on a ship directly to

518
00:41:57,330 --> 00:41:59,330
this mountain, because
that's the easiest way.

519
00:41:59,330 --> 00:42:01,130
You don't need to
walk through the jungle.

520
00:42:01,130 --> 00:42:03,330
Yeah. Well, we walked
across the Darien.

521
00:42:03,330 --> 00:42:05,730
Yeah. Darien, yeah. That's a
big Darien Gap, isn't it?

522
00:42:05,730 --> 00:42:08,450
Yeah. Yeah. So why don't you
want to go back to Pakistan?

523
00:42:08,450 --> 00:42:09,970
Why don't you want to live there?

524
00:42:09,970 --> 00:42:12,890
We are trying to get
us a better future.

525
00:42:12,890 --> 00:42:15,930
If not for us, at least we do
something for our families.

526
00:42:15,930 --> 00:42:18,770
Yes. Are you guys
from London, England?

527
00:42:18,770 --> 00:42:21,170
Yeah, from London.
From London which part you are?

528
00:42:21,170 --> 00:42:23,250
Well, I live in a place
called Hampton Court.

529
00:42:23,250 --> 00:42:24,530
Oh, you live in Hampton Court?

530
00:42:24,530 --> 00:42:26,450
Yes. Do you know Hampton
Court? Yes, yes, yes.

531
00:42:26,450 --> 00:42:28,850
I've been there. I've been
there for seven years. Really?

532
00:42:28,850 --> 00:42:30,370
Oh, wow!

533
00:42:30,370 --> 00:42:32,290
I used to live in Stratford.

534
00:42:32,290 --> 00:42:34,330
No way. Yeah, yeah.

535
00:42:34,330 --> 00:42:37,450
Once you've lived in London,
you cannot live in Pakistan.

536
00:42:37,450 --> 00:42:39,530
Say hello to London!

537
00:42:39,530 --> 00:42:41,610
Amar is missing London!

538
00:42:41,610 --> 00:42:42,970
THEY LAUGH

539
00:42:42,970 --> 00:42:46,730
I love England's
Street and transport.

540
00:42:46,730 --> 00:42:51,130
People used to run with their
coffees and their croissant in one
hand running...

541
00:42:51,130 --> 00:42:55,690
It's amazing. The Central
line, the Bakerloo line...

542
00:42:55,690 --> 00:42:58,250
I just miss them.

543
00:42:58,250 --> 00:43:00,690
I wish you the best of luck.

544
00:43:00,690 --> 00:43:03,730
You've got a long journey ahead.
Yes. Thanks for your time.

545
00:43:03,730 --> 00:43:06,250
Thank you very much for allowing
us to listen to your story.

546
00:43:06,250 --> 00:43:08,610
It's really interesting.
Yes, and have a safe journey.

547
00:43:08,610 --> 00:43:11,370
Good luck to you as well.
Thank you, sir. Thank you.

548
00:43:16,450 --> 00:43:19,410
Wow. It's incredible who
you meet in the jungle.

549
00:43:19,410 --> 00:43:23,890
They said that this for them is a
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to

550
00:43:23,890 --> 00:43:28,290
help their families, whilst we
come to the end of our journey,

551
00:43:28,290 --> 00:43:31,010
they are pretty much just
at the start of theirs.

552
00:43:31,010 --> 00:43:34,010
And they still got a
hell of a long way to go.

553
00:43:34,010 --> 00:43:39,290
Very sad to hear the stories of
these people who have to abandon

554
00:43:39,290 --> 00:43:44,010
their families to try to find
the future for their kids.

555
00:43:44,010 --> 00:43:47,690
That's how life is.
It's hard for many people.

556
00:44:01,010 --> 00:44:06,770
Still 10-12 kilometres to
go through this jungle.

557
00:44:09,850 --> 00:44:12,930
I'm very happy, I'm
very excited, because

558
00:44:12,930 --> 00:44:14,570
I almost do it.

559
00:44:14,570 --> 00:44:18,370
As we get closer to
the Colombian border...

560
00:44:19,650 --> 00:44:21,730
..there are still a
few dangers left.

561
00:44:21,730 --> 00:44:25,130
We've been told there's
irregulars in the area,

562
00:44:25,130 --> 00:44:28,770
whatever that means.
We take that to signify

563
00:44:28,770 --> 00:44:32,130
traffickers or former
guerrillas who are on the run.

564
00:44:42,170 --> 00:44:45,810
After a brutal final day,
we are within touching distance

565
00:44:45,810 --> 00:44:48,650
of the Colombian
frontier when Panamanian

566
00:44:48,650 --> 00:44:50,450
border guards arrive to meet us.

567
00:44:50,450 --> 00:44:53,130
There's a Panamanian soldier who's

568
00:44:53,130 --> 00:44:56,090
just turned up out of the blue.

569
00:44:56,090 --> 00:45:00,970
We explain who we are and
get the all clear to continue.

570
00:45:00,970 --> 00:45:02,930
I think he's going to

571
00:45:02,930 --> 00:45:04,650
escort us up to the border post.

572
00:45:06,210 --> 00:45:08,770
With our chaperones taking us,

573
00:45:08,770 --> 00:45:12,410
we can safely enjoy the final
few steps of Central America.

574
00:45:15,690 --> 00:45:19,250
This is the last point in Panama

575
00:45:19,250 --> 00:45:21,650
before we get to
the Colombian border.

576
00:45:21,650 --> 00:45:23,570
We've almost made it.

577
00:45:23,570 --> 00:45:25,730
I can smell it now, it's so close.

578
00:45:30,210 --> 00:45:32,650
There you go, there's
a sign that says "Panama".

579
00:45:35,330 --> 00:45:40,370
And up there, is the Panama
flag and the Colombian flag.

580
00:45:41,450 --> 00:45:46,290
It's incredible to think that we've
been walking for over four months,

581
00:45:46,290 --> 00:45:51,010
all the way through Mexico,
Belize, Guatemala, Honduras...

582
00:45:52,850 --> 00:45:55,490
..Nicaragua, Costa Rica,

583
00:45:55,490 --> 00:45:57,810
Panama and finally, here we are.

584
00:45:57,810 --> 00:46:00,450
I think there's only
one thing left to do

585
00:46:00,450 --> 00:46:02,370
and that's get in the sea.

586
00:46:02,370 --> 00:46:05,490
Are you ready for this, Alberto?
Absolutely.

587
00:46:05,490 --> 00:46:07,370
Let's do it.

588
00:46:10,690 --> 00:46:12,490
It's been a life-changing adventure.

589
00:46:13,730 --> 00:46:15,530
With a great friend.

590
00:46:17,610 --> 00:46:20,890
People warned me about the
dangers of Central America.

591
00:46:20,890 --> 00:46:24,250
But what I've discovered is
one of the most fascinating,

592
00:46:24,250 --> 00:46:27,690
passionate and beautiful
regions anywhere on earth.

593
00:46:31,290 --> 00:46:33,370
Let's finish. Shall we get in there?

594
00:46:33,370 --> 00:46:35,050
Yeah. Come on, let's do it.

595
00:46:35,050 --> 00:46:36,770
THEY CHEER

596
00:46:36,770 --> 00:46:39,130
We made it! Ready?

597
00:46:39,130 --> 00:46:40,570
Woo!

598
00:47:13,890 --> 00:47:17,290
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