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For Migrants, These Hiking Boots Are a Literal Lifesaver

In the Darién Gap, cheap boots from Colombia are tools for survival, not recreation. After a reporting trip to the notorious migration route, backpacker and journalist James Stout reflects on what it means when hiking is a path to a better life.