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
>>17004086>Think about who doesn't want millions of migrants traveling from South to North America.Everyone in North America?
>>17004310>refugeeYou're not a "refugee" if the only thing you're fleeing is the shithole civilization you and your people created. An actual refugee would stop in the next country over instead of walking another 5,000 miles north and then go home once the civil war/natural disaster/whatever died down
