In Guyana, remote dirt road seen as future economic lifeline

Through Guyana's interior, the historic red dirt road known as "The Trail" winds through rainforest, plains, and hills, linking Georgetown to Lethem on the Brazilian border. The 500-kilometer route is being upgraded into a major highway. The renovation is a major undertaking for Guyana, which goes to the polls September 1.

The nearly $1 billion project includes four highway sections and about 50 bridges, with the most optimistic completion date in 2030. For now, truckers tackle the Linden-Lethem road as it is, taking 15 hours end to end, and some don't make it.