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Claim Text: The road between the communities that the Guna have started hacking with machetes would take another 20-30 years to finish on their own.
Simplified Text: It is estimated that the road the Guna people are building with machetes between the communities of Mordí and Mulatupu would take 20 to 30 years to complete without outside help.
Confidence Score: 0.900
Claim Maker: Ben Ryder Howe
Context Type: News Article
Context Details: { "project": "Guna road project", "estimate": "20-30 years" }
Subject Tags: Infrastructure Indigenous Communities
UUID: 06d6fbf9-bd5c-49b1-a496-8d20742c3d75
Vector Index: ✗ No vector
Created: September 24, 2026 at 10:12 PM (2 weeks ago)
Last Updated: September 24, 2026 at 10:12 PM (2 weeks ago)

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