ADDITIONAL PHOTOS
FOR THE BOOK 
"CROSSING THE DARIEN GAP"
BY ANDREW EGAN



The Costa Rican cloud forest near the
continental gap (rain that falls on one
side flows to the Caribbean and rain
that falls on the other side
flows to the Pacific).




The last gas station before Yaviza
which is literally the end of the road
and is also the last settlement
before the Darien Gap.




The Swedes prep their gear the night
before hiking begins.




A Darien Gap map created by
Andrew Egan from various sources




The Swedes (right) huddle with two
Australian adventurers we met (left)
at the beginning of the expedition.




The author (Andrew Egan)
crossing a log bridge on the
first morning of the expedition with a
newly-purchased machete.
(Notice the pen in the shirt pocket,
used to scribble details
of the journey for the book).




An elderly woman with a child in the
native village of Union de Choco.




Dugout canoes with supplies at the
native village of Union de Choco.




A native girl in Union de Choco with
skin dyed from water fruit.




A Panamanian military helicopter
leaving Union de Choco
with health workers who had
visited the village to hold a meeting
with the women.




Dawn in the Kuna tribe's village
of Púcuro, the last village
before the hike to
the Colombian frontier




Atop a hill deep inside the
Darien Rainforest
overlooking the jungle canopy
and the journey ahead.


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