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Four years after crews started laying asphalt through the Amazon, construction is nearing completion on one of South America’s most ambitious - and controversial - development projects: the first continuous paved road across the breadth of the continent. The Interoceanic Highway will run from the Pacific coast through Peru and Brazil to the Atlantic coast. Most of the roads on the Brazilian side are ready.
Writer: Sophie Arie
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