The Arnhem couple stood on the highway in Panama for 24 hours: ‘We can’t go anywhere’ | interior

The Panamericana, which connects Panama City to the rest of the country, has been completely overhauled. There is a siege in several places, Roy told De Telegraaf: “It’s a mess here. We have been standing idly by for almost 24 hours and nobody is doing anything. We weren’t expecting this to come.” According to La Prensa Latina, students, workers and others have now also joined the strikes and demonstrations.

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The view from the bus.

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blatant contradiction

The bus driver told the couple that this siege could go on for a while. The situation is very uncomfortable. They make a trip that usually takes three hours. They have water with them, and a box of biscuits: “But now we’re on rations, because we can’t eat biscuits too fast.” The bus trip was in stark contrast to their wedding exactly a week ago.

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Roy: ‘Now it’s starting to take a really long time. Especially because you don’t know how long this trip will last, you feel hostage. You can’t go anywhere.” Because where Roy and his wife are, it’s basically green: “Everything is green. It is very beautiful, but there is no hotel or restaurant in sight.”

exhaustion

There are also old people and young children on the bus that Roy and his wife are traveling with: “Of course it’s awful for them.” Earlier in the journey, the screams of the stricken horses could be heard: “There was a chariot full of horses beside us. Now they were so restless and panicked that they started screaming and biting each other. They hadn’t had water for a long time.”

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Restless horses on the road.

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Voices about the possibility of speeding up the flight are mainly in Spanish: “We do not speak Spanish, but from what I understand the problem was solved on Monday. There is always talk of removing obstacles, but we do not notice anything. “

However, the two have courage: “We are not afraid, it will be fine. Fortunately, there is no scary situation, it is basically boring and annoying.”