Pan-American Highway
The Pan-American Highway is a network of roads stretching across the American continents and measuring about in total length. Except for a rainforest break of approximately , called the Darién Gap, the roads link almost all of the Pacific coastal countries of the Americas in a connected highway system. According to "Guinness World Records", the Pan-American Highway is the world's longest "motorable road". However, because of the Darién Gap, it is not possible to cross between South America and Central America with conventional highway vehicles. Without an all-terrain vehicle, it is necessary to circumnavigate this terrestrial stretch by sea.
Panamericana (film)
One street, two continents, three months, 12 countries and 13,000 kilometers. The adventure begins in Laredo (USA) and documents a trip through Central and South America to Buenos Aires (Argentina). The film “PanAmericana” tells stories of lives on and around the Pan-American Highway. It illustrates unique natural beauty, contrasts of wealth and poverty, the importance of money as well as the tireless life’s longest consecutive road network in the world, from northern Alaska to southern Chile.