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Migrants' perilous crossing through Darien Gap, a booming 'business' / 33WP4ER
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On the Colombia-Panama border, people's despair at making the harrowing journey through the Darien Gap jungle in hopes of a better life in the United States has become a 'business opportunity' for residents of the small town of Acandi.
With a record 380,000 people crossing the Darien Gap in the first nine months of the year, the predatory business is booming, and observers say it is filling the pockets of Colombia's feared Gulf Clan cartel which dominates the region. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES