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Crossing the Darien Gap: A Daring Journey Through the Roadless and Enchanting Jungle Between North America and South America by [Andrew N Egan]

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If you ever plan to travel between North America and South America, you must consider that there is no road.

Ten hours southeast of the Panama Canal, the Pan-American Highway penetrates the jungle, shrivels into a footpath and dies. The highway resurrects in Colombia, another continent. But the land between the two countries is a vast and primitive realm. On a map the two ends of the highway appear as two slivers of life, separated by the unknown.

Filling this void is a rugged wilderness known as the Darien Rainforest. Because the Darien hinders all contact by land between North America and South America, it has earned the name "the Darien Gap."

Yet most travelers never encounter the Darien Gap. When they go to South America they fly or perhaps take a boat. I decided to cross the Darien overland, traversing from Panama to Colombia by foot and riverboat.

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Andrew Niall Egan has explored isolated Canadian forests, endured Central American jungles, and survived African war zones. Born in 1970 in Dublin, Ireland, he grew up in Toronto, Canada. Andrew has diplomas in radio and television broadcasting and print journalism. He has worked as a newspaper features writer, a television reporter and a book publisher. After traveling on a sailboat for a year, he settled in Florida. He is now a real estate broker and manager of a real estate investment company. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B001CYVLVK
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Adventura Publishing (June 19, 2008)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 19, 2008
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3434 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 228 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #177,914 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #10 in Central American Travel
- #42 in Hiking & Camping Excursion Guides (Kindle Store)
- #47 in General Central America Travel Guides

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Jeff Fishgal

Very Interesting

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 6, 2023

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I bought this for my girlfriend and she absolutely loves this book. She says it is like your in the jungle with the him. She asked me to write a review which she has never done in the past so this book must be that good. I may even have to read it for myself because she says it is that good.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 15, 2022

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I hesitated with the first couple of sentences but soon found myself unable to put the book down. The first time I checked how much of the book was left, I was left disappointed that I was almost at the end.
You do not have to be familiar with the Darien Gap to walk side-by-side as he encounters people, animals, and events most of us will never encounter.
Time to see if Egan has any other books about further adventures.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 17, 2022

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I was mesmerized by his stories of walking through the jungle. I cant imagine that. He puts you right there in the dense, jungle.

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John L.

Great book about an amazing adventure!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 1, 2021

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I enjoyed this book so much I couldn't put it down and finished it in just over a day. It is an amazing story about a young man who travels through the jungles and swamps between North and South America. He does a wonderful job of describing the terrain and the villages that he encounters. Although published many years later, the journey took place in 1989 when Central America was quite unstable but the Darien Gap area was probably much safer than it is today. I really enjoyed this book by Andrew Egan and I hope you will too!

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Brady

Captivating and authentic

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 19, 2019

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This was a captivating backpacking adventure detailing an 18 year old’s trip across the infamous Darien Gap in 1989 before the crossing became incredibly dangerous in later years. The author compiled the book several years later in his early 20s from journals written on the trip although he waited until his later 30s to publish it. I found his account to be authentic and relatable as an 18 year old would have experienced and written without unnecessary flair. This was a story I didn’t set down, reading the book over several hours in a single evening. I appreciated the color photos in the Kindle version and his frank & honest impressions of the local people.

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Luvwtr

Excellent!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 8, 2018

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This is an excellent book! My wife is Panamanian and I travel there often to visit family. Nobody goes to the dark and mysterious Darien and I mean nobody. In fact I have yet to talk to a single relative or friend of a relative (and there are 200+) that have even gone as far as Yaviza. They all say it's way to dangerous. This is exactly why Andrew's book is such a great read. I found myself sweating and my heart pounding with every page. Seriously this would make an outstanding movie! Thank you Andrew!

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Dennis D

very exciting book to read about the adventures is crossing the difficult Darien Gap

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 19, 2021

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This is an exciting book I had trouble in ever putting it down.

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Onion Eaters

It's exactly what i was looking for.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 13, 2013

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Found this while searching amazon for central america. This guy is no Hemingway but gets the point across as to what you will encounter should you decide to visit that part of the world. I just might. He seems to have taken his notes and published those. The could use a good editor. But nearly all books can, nowadays. Bit perplexed by the review from someone who hasn't even finished the book. Maybe next time read the synopsis so you know what you're getting. That's what i did and found exactly what i was looking for. Would suggest the same for anyone even slightly interested in exploring the darien gap. Great book? No. Good book? Definitely.

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Mrs. Bruce

A long and dangerous walk

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 3, 2016

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Review by Mr. Bruce: I have mixed feelings about this book. The author was only 18
when he travelled this route by foot and boat between Panama and Columbia. For
somebody of that age it must have taken a lot of courage.

I found the book to be interesting rather than exciting. He describes some of the villages
and his experiences, which were fascinating. Also he met a lot of people - some very pleasant
and helpful and others who were unpleasant and just went out of their way to rip him off.

As this book was set in the late 1980's, I think he was one of the last people to do this walk before
the Columbians made it too dangerous. I did enjoy the book, but it was a bit repetitive and I would
not pay the full price for it.

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Amazon Customer

Great Book,

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 8, 2013

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Really enjoyed this book, was really sorry when it finished. Will be looking for other books by this author. g

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Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 23, 2017

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Jason McGee

Excellent read.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 28, 2014

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A crazy and dangerous journey. Wish I had the guts. Excellent read.

terrig

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 23, 2016

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Great read

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