Darien Gap

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Anonymous

Many European nations attempted New World colonies during the 17th century, but odds are that you have never heard of Scotland's attempt at imperialism. Unfortunately for the Scottish colonists, the colonial effort was placed in one of the harshest environments in the Americas, the jungles of Panama. Even today, the area, known as the Darien Gap, is one of the most dangerous places in the Western Hemisphere.

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