Pan American highway

The Pan-American Highway is the longest road network in the world, stretching from North America to South America. 🌎

Here’s an overview:

🛣️ Basic Facts
• Total length: Around 30,000 km (19,000 miles)
• Starts: Prudhoe Bay, Alaska (USA)
• Ends: Ushuaia, Argentina — the southernmost city in the world
• Passes through: 14 countries in total (depending on the route taken)

🌍 Countries it Crosses
1. United States (Alaska)
2. Canada
3. United States (mainland)
4. Mexico
5. Guatemala
6. El Salvador
7. Honduras
8. Nicaragua
9. Costa Rica
10. Panama
11. Colombia
12. Ecuador
13. Peru
14. Chile
15. Argentina

(Some routes vary slightly.)

🌿 The Darien Gap

Between Panama and Colombia, there’s a 160 km (100-mile) stretch of dense jungle called the Darien Gap — the only major break in the highway.
• It has no road connection, only jungle, rivers, and swamps.
• Travelers must cross it by boat or air.

🚗 Interesting Facts
• Built to promote trade, tourism, and unity across the Americas.
• It passes through mountains, deserts, rainforests, and cities — one of the most diverse routes on Earth.
• The idea started in the 1920s, and construction took many decades.

Would you like me to show a map of the Pan-American Highway route?