Not denying this, but I am unsure that plays to why Arecibo might have had baked in issues. I was trying to talk to the economics behind potentially weaker construction than expected.

I'm told Brazilia has mighty fine buildings, but there are maintenance issues with doing Niemeyer's vision in the Jungle. Le Corbusier's designs for New Delhi certainly had their challenges. So, I don't know that "colonialism" is the root problem here but perhaps it is?