"Tourism has been on the slow burner for decades in the Darien," said longtime Panamanian tour guide Rick Morales.
Tourists and migrants rarely meet face to face; the routes are almost always separated by dozens of miles.
Reuters GraphicsTrip advertising does not mention the humanitarian crisis.
At the same time, it acknowledged a "catastrophic humanitarian crisis" in a separate part of the Darien due to migration.
Travel Darien Panama is an Indigenous-owned tour operator that says on its website it aims to help fund schools and improve living conditions in their village.
Persons:
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