Hacker News with Generative AI: South America

The last Inca bridge master (bbc.com)
Nearly 500 years after the collapse of the largest empire in the Americas, a single bridge remains from the Inca's extraordinary road system – and it's rewoven every year from grass.
'Royalties for everyone': Suriname president plans to share oil wealth (theguardian.com)
Suriname’s president has announced a program of “royalties for everyone” as the South American nation plans for a boon from recently discovered oil and gas reserves.
Where Glaciers Melt, the Rivers Run Red (nytimes.com)
As the glaciers of South America retreat, the supply of freshwater is dwindling and its quality is getting worse.
Notes on Guyana (mattlakeman.org)
Over the summer, I visited Guyana (pronounced Guy-ana), mostly in and around the capital of Georgetown. I had plans to see far more of the country but they didn’t come to fruition.
An Alarming Glimpse into a Future of Historic Droughts (nytimes.com)
Record dry conditions in South America have led to wildfires, power cuts and water rationing. The world’s largest river system, the Amazon, which sustains some 30 million people across eight countries, is drying up.
Why is Chile so long? (tomaspueyo.com)
Monumental snake engravings of the Orinoco River (cambridge.org)