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Where are the places in the world where two countries meet, but you can't cross the border without at least equipping yourself with a back country outfitter.
China/Afghanistan comes to mind, I don't think there is even a recognized trail connecting those two countries.
Panama/Colombia is notorious, still nearly impossible to get through the Darien Gap.
Google maps doesn't show any roads or tracks between Libya and Sudan, although camel caravans probably wander around there a lot..
There are some places where there is a town on both sides of the border, but you have to fly to at least one the towns, so there is no effective land route from the interior of one country to the other (e.g., Brazil/rFrench Guiana).
I really do not understand your English. Back country riffer, Darien gap, ... What are you talking about?
I hadn't gone back yet and corrected spellcheck errors.
You obviously have no knowledge nor interest in the topic, which is stated clearly in the title. It would take an extremely imperceptive person to be thrown down such a vortex of incomprehension by one typo.
I hadn't gone back yet and corrected spellcheck errors.
You obviously have no knowledge nor interest in the topic, which is stated clearly in the title. It would take an extremely imperceptive person to be thrown down such a vortex of incomprehension by one typo.
OK - so you changed your post and now state I am not quite right in the head. Will quote from now on.
Panama/Colombia is notorious, still nearly impossible to get through the Darien Gap.
There is a village (Sapzurro) on the Caribbean end of the Panama/Colombia border where the line can easily be crossed. The only problem is that it's impossible to go anywhere else from there without a boat trip or a very long hike.
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There are some places where there is a town on both sides of the border, but you have to fly to at least one the towns, so there is no effective land route from the interior of one country to the other (e.g., Brazil/rFrench Guiana).
The bridge connecting the two countries was finished a couple of years ago, but it is just sitting there rusting because the Brazilians haven't yet bothered to build roads or custom facilities on their side of the river.
But once they are done, it will become possible to travel from Cayenne to Macapá by road.
Don't know if it counts, but...
North Korea and Russia share a very short land border. The river Tumen, which separates the two Countries, is crossed by a railway bridge connecting Khasan (Russia) with Tumangang (N Korea).
Foreigners cannot cross that bridge...
Don't know if it counts, but...
North Korea and Russia share a very short land border. The river Tumen, which separates the two Countries, is crossed by a railway bridge connecting Khasan (Russia) with Tumangang (N Korea).
Foreigners cannot cross that bridge...
But it's a pe4rfectly crossable border, and you can walk across with your hands in your pockets, and ride public transport onward in either country, if your papers are in order. If they are not, then you can't cross any border.
Zambia and Botswana have about 100 meters of border, in the middle of a river. There is a ferry that crosses from Zambia to Botswana, but it passes through Zimbabwe along the way, so it is possible to take a ferry ride of a few minutes that goes through three countries. https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Oman&...near=Oman&z=17
The Sani Pass, South Africa and Lesotho?
Border between Kyrgyzstan and China?
Mine land between Western Sahara and Mauritania?
Border of Nepal and China goes right through the middle of Mount Everest.
I think the Myanmar-Bangladesh border is not crossable by land.
Panama/Colombia is notorious, still nearly impossible to get through the Darien Gap.
I don't know about the other borders, but this border is intentionally kept 'rough' and disconnected. Panama claims that it wants to protect the Indians that still live there and the natural environment, but the real reason is that they don't want to create a migration avalanche of Colombians into Panama. Panamanians have a general dislike of Colombians (they became independent from Colombia and countries usually dislike their former masters/rulers.) The interesting part is that despite the intention of the Panamanian government, Panama is flooded with Colombian immigrants. If there was an easy connection through the border the Colombian human flood in Panama would definitely be much greater.
Turkey and Armenia's border is a no go. I believe there hasn't been an open road since WW1, probably owing to the genocide. I think I read talk of maybe opening one in the future, although I guess you could 'wander in' theoretically. That's interesting.
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