Pedro Hernández Cantarero
Pedro Hernández Cantarero is the Bishop of Darién, Panama, who has served in this role for over 20 years. He is known for his compassionate work with migrants crossing the treacherous Darién Gap, providing assistance and advocating for their rights. Recently, he has raised concerns about the social and economic crisis affecting indigenous communities in the region, which have shifted from relying on migration to facing the perils of narcotrafficking due to new U.S. and Panamanian immigration policies.
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Pedro Hernández Cantarero, the bishop of Darién, has accompanied thousands of migrants over the years and views the decline in migration flow as a relief but warns of structural problems in indigenous communities.
Migración inversa por Panamá: 22 mil migrantes regresan a sus países tras las medidas de Trump
Panama· 2025-12-21
Pedro Hernández Cantarero is the bishop of Darién who has been helping migrants for the past decade.
‘Algunos pueblos indígenas pasaron de vivir de la migración al narcotráfico como mulas’: obispo de DariénPanama· 2025-11-09