NorthAmericaandSouthAmericaarewidelyconsideredtobecompletelyseparatecontinents, buttheyaretechnicallyconnectedbylandtooneanotheracrossthenarrowisthmusofPanama, whichhasledsomepeopletoconsidertheAmericastogetheras a singlegiantcontinent.
AllowmetoexplainwhyEurope, AfricaandAsiaaresimilartotheAmericasandthatthey'reeachconsideredseparatecontinents, despitethemallbeingconnectedwithoneanotherByland, however, youcanactuallydrivebetweenallthreeofthesecontinents, andthat's beenpossiblefor a longtime.
Sointheearly 20thcentury, a movementbeinformingtobuild a systemofhighwaysthatconnectall 22 ofthesenationstogetherforthefirsttimeandallowpeopleandgoodstobedrivenacrossthem.
There's a lotofevidencetosuggestthattheabsenceofanyroadsorpathsacrosstheDarienGaphaspreventedinfectedSouthAmericancowsfrommovingandspreadingthediseaseintoNorthAmerica.
So a lotofcattleranchersandfarmersinthevariouscountriesuphereareprettyopposedtobuildingtheroad.
ここにいる各国の牧場主や農家の多くは、道路建設にかなり反対しているんですね。
Further, thereismassiveresistanceamongseveralindigenouspeoplesthatliveintheareaoftheDarienGap, whobelievethat a highwaybuiltthroughtheirlandswilldisruptorevenruintheirwayoflife.
TheDarienGapis a pristineandalmostuntouchedwildlifeareaatpresentday, andtheconstructionof a massiveintercontinentalhighwayrightthroughthemiddleofitwillobviouslydisruptthat.
However, therehavebeensomeideaspeddledaroundthatwouldmitigatethis.
しかし、これを緩和するためのアイデアがいくつか出回っています。
OneideaistosimplyextendthealreadyexistingPanAmericanhighwayfrom U VisainPanama, outtheCaribbeancoastthroughthelessdelicateecosystems, andestablish a ferrylinkwiththeroadnetworkoverinColumbia.
Eitherway, building a regularhighwaythroughthewholegapwouldnotonlybeenvironmentallydestructiveanddangerousforworkers, butitwouldalsobedangerousforpeopledrivingthroughevenafterit's completed, becausethewholeareais a hotbedfordrugtraffickersandinsurgentgroups.
In 2003, 3 journalistsoperatinginthegapwerekidnappedbyfarrightrevolutionaries.
2003年には、ギャップで活動する3人のジャーナリストが極右革命家に誘拐された。
SokidnappingsandkillingslikethesearerelativelycommonoccurrencesinsightoftheDarienGap, owingtohowremoteanddifficultitistoactuallygetinsidethereanddrivingthroughon a highwaywouldlikelyremain a perilousjourney.