Why the hell is there not a highway through here still?? there's highways through the fucking continental divide and 50 mile long florida bridges but not here? I imagine its political, but the wikipedia page makes it seem like its wholely a logisitics issue
>>17004031The jungle
>>17004034>we can build roads literally everywhere else on earth>except this tiny spotI do not believe it
>>17004039It's because the cartels there will kill you
>>17004040>can't even build a fucking dirt road>through a fucking important intercontinental bridge>because of ...a couple of armed barrio retards I believe there is more to the story
>>17004041What makes you think it's important? There's no traffic or trade between the extremely poor countries on either side to justify the expense. Really not having infrastructure there is a matter of national defense for Panama in particular.
>>17004034>>17004040Just carpet bomb the region. Problem solved.
>>17004048>a matter of national defenseI think this actually is the sole reason. I think its closer to a DMZ than its made out to be. I think if work was to be attempted to make a road this truth would come out
>>17004050Panama basically has the absolute backing of the United States in these sorts of scenarios though, it's not like Venezuela could seize the canal and get away with it
>>17004054That's what I mean. Even the wiki page is basically like "definitely don't come here bro....because its le inhospitable or something" I feel like the answer is fully a political one. which is abit of a shame i think because a unbroken panam highway would be cinema
>>17004040Cartels are businesses. If you pay them they will happily guide you through the jungle. They do this for hundreds of thousands of people annually.>>17004056Think about who doesn't want millions of migrants traveling from South to North America.
>>17004056But what's stopping the highway if its nonexistence is supposedly predicated on a geopolitical scenario (Venezuelan invasion) that will not only never happen but would be ended with extreme force if it did, especially if it'd be an economic boon for Panama?
>>17004031It's economic.
>>17004040Nope, it's because the jungle terrain and climate are fucking terrible for infrastructure, anything crumbles with the soil instability and daily intense rain soaking up everything
>>17004090It's a lawless shithole, having a usable highway there would be like building a pedestrian overpass for a homeless encampment. Only the cartels would benefit from it, and they seem to be content with dirt roads.
Roads are stupid, you can go everywhere important on a boat.
>>17004048Of course there's traffic. Is a way for refugees to reach USA.
>>17004056>anon wants MORE people to move northwhat the fuck mane why are you like this
>>17004031Who's going to pay for it?
>>17004056Well if you want to build a road there, no one is going to stop you anon.Go take your construction equipment, put it on a boat and get yourself to Panama and then create this road, it should only take like 5 years tops with a small team right? According to AI, 100 miles of interstate highway requires 2-4 years of physical construction time.
>>17004598To be fair, if you did have international cooperation, the time could be reduced by having each country work on their part. But International cooperation is a riddle in itself
