I hadn’t realised it was impossible to drive from Central to South America; it turns out there is a 90km stretch of Panama/Colombia borderland without a road. Fancy roughing it in a 4×4? Bad idea. But don’t take my word for it — here’s what what you’d face, as listed by Dark Roasted Blend:

• tough nasty jungle with plenty of disagreeable wildlife

• impenetrable swamps

• crazed drug traffikers

• pissed-off guerrillas

• greedy kidnappers

• paranoid government police

• no marked trails

I think I’ll stick with an aeroplane.

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