 Kansas City Star | Cuba Migrants Defy Swamps, Rivers To Reach US Through Colombia Huffington Post METETI, Panama — Led by smugglers armed with knives and machetes, Mayra Reyes and 14 other Cubans sloshed through swamps and rivers and suffered hordes of mosquitoes as they struggled across the notorious Darien Gap between Panama and ... Cubans' Arduous New Route Toward the United States US-bound Cubans pour into Panama through Colombia |