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Not results."},{"url":"https://hack.platan.us/26-co","kind":"official-event-page","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14","note":"Dates 21–23 Aug 2026, 120 hackers."},{"url":"https://es.linkedin.com/posts/natochi_platanus-hack-llega-a-bogot%C3%A1-%C3%BAltimos-activity-7493697094302572546-1Iyn","kind":"social-post","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14","note":"Organizer post: 36h with Anthropic at Buk, USD 3,000, teams of 3–5, best team to Chile final."}],"curator_notes":"hack.platan.us root still lists Bogotá as 11–13 Sep 2026 (stale tour table); the edition page and organizer post say 21–23 Aug. /26-co/vote/results returned a server error. Emergencies was the most crowded track with Simulations (7 each)."}