Is it possible to drive from La Paz, Mexico to Santiago, Chile using the Pan-American highway?

how come no directions show up on google maps?Is it possible to drive from La Paz, Mexico to Santiago, Chile using the Pan-American highway?
No. Two problems. One, you need to take a ferry from Baja California (where La Paz is located) to the mainland of Mexico.



Second problem is that the road ends south of Panama City at the Darien Gap and does not start again for about 150 miles inside Columbia.



The Darien Gap is thick jungle and is full of very nasty freedom fighters. Many people have ventured into the jungle there never to be seen or heard from again.Is it possible to drive from La Paz, Mexico to Santiago, Chile using the Pan-American highway?
In a word, no. To expand a little, the road goes south of Panama City, but there simply is not a passable road through the Darian Gap. It is a combination of jungle and swamp. You can put your car on a boat and port it around but it is very costly.



Realistically if you are trying to use Google Maps, you are not ready to drive through Mexico let alone through Central and South America. It is not the same as driving through downtown Phoenix. Driving in Mexico is an adventure to say the least. Get a copy of "People's Guide to Mexico" by Carl Franz. Read the whole book. Drive into Mexico a few times and learn some of the rules of the road first.Is it possible to drive from La Paz, Mexico to Santiago, Chile using the Pan-American highway?
I had that dream 40 years ago, got the same answers. Why not try driving to Guatemala see how tough you are.