
DeepinthemistyjungleofsouthernColombia,betweentreacherouslysteepmountainslopes,standsanunfinishedconcretebridgeasanabsurdsymbolofhumanfolly.Onceintendedasalinkinthenew“bypass”thatwassupposedtoreplacetheperilousoldroadfromPastotoMocoa,it’snowabizarreattractionfordaytripperstakingselfiesandkidsdoingmotorcyclestunts.<br/> In1991adevastatinglandslidehittheoldroad,knownasthe“springboardofdeath”,killingdozensofpeople.Anengineerinhisjeepdescribestheconstructionofthislethalroadbackinthe1940sassheermadness.Afterall,Catholicmissionarieshadalreadyfoundabetterroutedecadesearlier.<br/> Localresidentsviewthefuturisticdesignofthenewbridgeunderconstructionontheirlaptops.Workerspourconcreteinthemidstofmudandfast-flowingwaters,unawareoftheimpendingdoom.It’sasifthere’saconspiracybetweennature,politiciansandfoolisharrogance.