Obstacles to national development

Darien Gap It is not the only obstacle in the country that seriously hinders comprehensive development; there is also La Pesa Stopper from La Chorrera. So intense that it prevents free traffic, except in some early morning hours. A wall of underdevelopment, or an insult to the population in general. Perhaps it is a pillar of both.

In a country where cold macroeconomic statistics record material progress that has remained at the moorings of shipswith large ports or with transport dcontainers containing wealth that is only passing through here. Imbalance is what exists; and that daily traffic jam in Weight of Chorrera It is a living testimony to the lack of initiative of seasonal governments, which seem to consist of people who have European or American complexes, instead of adapting to national realities.

It can’t be like that, at this point republican historythere is still only one road that connects us from the interior with our capital, and that road is almost permanently buried, reducing the potential of tourism, logistics and, above all, the necessary national development and connectivity.

The fluidity of traffic on the Inter-American Highway must be the goal of any government that prides itself on having national development in mind. It is not only about the commercial potential that is lost every day due to the slowness of this route, but also about the well-being of the people themselves. our citizens which, almost all of them, maintain ties with the interior which, despite modern technology, is lagging behind more and more every day due to this lack of true integration.

In normal weekend driving, much of the time is spent stopped in traffic by this increasingly slow and complex flow of vehicles. Many have already decided that it is not worth it for them to go on that family trip, because of the torture they experience. represents an inevitable dead end. There are many national problems.

Everyone of them could even challenge the championship other. However, they all seem to gravitate towards similar and recognizable causes: the lack of a vision of progress and the loss of faith in the prosperous and modern future of our small nation. Why, in a country like ours, which prides itself on the expeditious route between the two symbolic oceans of the world, should we suffer roads surrounded by craters of negligence and non-maintenance? Why is a large part of the state budget spent on maintaining public offices that house high percentages of the economically active population, instead of allocating these funds maintenance, equipment and repair of health centers and public schools?

Why, in a country that – apart from the cold economic figures– is still mired in underdevelopment, public officials are tolerated driving around in top-of-the-line cars, with subsidized fuel and an escort dressed as the secret service NOW Would you be envious, while some students from remote parts of the country have to balance life by crossing mighty rivers to reach their schools?

Why is luxury and extravagance with public funds tolerated, when there are still some? families in which shoes, clothes, a roof and light are a luxury? If you are going to invest in something, the national development of our roads should be a priority; but in a comprehensive way. This does not really differentiate the city from other provinces, at least in terms of health, employment opportunities, commercial, industrial and tourism development. let it not be our unique emblem Directs and hinders progress for the rest of the country, which also exists. As the famous playwright said: “If we are cut, do we not bleed?” This is the question of every internal citizen who sees the unfair imbalances in the distribution of that encapsulated national progress.