At 5am migrants leave the village of Canaan Mebrillo in the heart of the Darien Gap. They pay USD25 per person for each leg of a two-leg journey in dugout canoes.

The Darien Gap is the missing link in the 17,000-mile Pan-American Highway, a 60 mile stretch of dense jungle between Colombia and Panama. It has been used as a people trafficking route since around 2010. Thousands from around the world make the crossing every month, and many die trying.