Blev nyfiken på orsaken och läste till mig detta på wikipedia. Verkar som politikerna inte orkar ta ett antal obekväma beslut. Totalt saknas 87 km ny väg för att knyta ihop pan american highway.
Many people, groups, indigenous populations, and governments are opposed to completing the Darién portion of the highway. Reasons for opposition include protecting the rain forest, containing the spread of tropical diseases, protecting the livelihood of indigenous peoples in the area, preventing drug trafficking and its associated violence from emanating out of Colombia, and preventing foot and mouth disease from entering North America.[2] The extension of the highway as far as Yaviza resulted in severe deforestation alongside the highway route within a decade.