A Mother, a Daughter, a Deadly Journey

<p>With mountains, intense mud, fast-running rivers and thick rainforest, the Darién Gap, a strip of terrain connecting South and Central America, is one of the most dangerous places on the planet.</p><p>Over the past few years, there has been an enormous increase in the number of migrants passing through the perilous zone in the hopes of getting to the United States.</p><p>Today, we hear the story of one family that’s risking everything to make it across.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/julie-turkewitz?smid=pc-thedaily">Julie Turkewitz</a>, the Andes bureau chief for The New York Times.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>The pandemic, climate change and growing conflict are forcing<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/09/world/americas/migrants-darien-gap.html"> a seismic shift in global migration</a>.</li><li>Two crises are<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/07/world/americas/venezuelan-migrants-us-border.html"> converging at the Darién Gap</a>: an economic and humanitarian disaster underway in South America, and the bitter fight over immigration policy in Washington.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>