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  2. Yungas Road - Wikipedia

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    The modernization included enlarging the carriageway from one to two lanes; asphalt paving; bridges, drainage, guardrails, and the building of a new section between Chusquipata and Yolosa, bypassing the most dangerous sections of the original road. As the result, North Yungas Road is now mainly used for bicycles, motorcycles, and walking.

  3. Darién Gap - Wikipedia

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    Sebastian Snow crossed the Gap with Wade Davis in 1975 as part of his unbroken walk from Tierra del Fuego to Costa Rica. The trip is documented in his 1976 book The Rucksack Man and in Wade Davis's 1996 book One River. In 1981, George Meegan crossed the gap on a similar journey. He too started in Tierra del Fuego and eventually ended in Alaska.

  4. List of accidents and disasters by death toll - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll.It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions, structural fires, flood disasters, coal mine disasters, and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected to improper architecture, planning, construction, design, and more.

  5. Surge of children crossing dangerous DariƩn Gap jungle - AOL

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    The number of migrant children crossing the jungle between Colombia and Panama is up by 40%, Unicef says. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: ...

  6. EXPLAINER: Panama launches operation against smugglers in ...

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    Last year, nearly 250,000 people crossed the Darien Gap, nearly double the 133,000 who crossed in 2021, and a new record. That increase was driven largely by Venezuelans, who accounted for some 60 ...

  7. World's Most Dangerous Roads - Wikipedia

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    World's Most Dangerous Roads is a British TV series in which two celebrities are filmed as they journey by 4×4 vehicle along roads considered among the world's most dangerous. The show was initially broadcast on BBC Two from 2011 to 2013, [ 1 ] and narrated by actor Adrian Dunbar .

  8. Death Road - Wikipedia

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    Death Road may refer to: Yungas Road, a notoriously treacherous route in Bolivia;

  9. List of natural disasters by death toll - Wikipedia

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    This list takes into account only the highest estimated death toll for each disaster and lists them accordingly. It does not include epidemics and famines.The list also does not include the 1938 Yellow River flood, which was caused by the deliberate destruction of dikes.