What it's like to live on the world's most populous island, Santa Cruz del Islote, where more than 800 people live on a 2.4-acre outcropping
Santa Cruz del Islote is an artificial outcrop created by local fishermen in the 19th century. In a new documentary by filmmaker Ruhi Çenet, locals reveal what it's like to live in such a chaotic place. One woman he speaks to, aged 94, was born on the island and never left
AdvertisementLocated off the coast of Colombia is the most populated island in the world, where crowded together more than 800 people. a 2.4 acre plot of land.
Santa Cruz del Islote is an artificial outcrop and it was established by local fishermen in the 19th century as a base from from which to cast their nets.
But over the years the population has continued to grow and in a new documentary by filmmaker Ruhi Çenet, residents reveal what life is like in a such a chaotic environment. In a place where houses are stacked on top of each other, there is no sewage network and drinking water must be transported.
A woman in who he speaks, aged 94, was born on the island and never left it. Looking back, the islander remembers that there were no motorboats and “only small canoes with paddles.”
She also says that when she was a child, there were only a few houses and 'the rest was nothing'.
Located off the coast of Colombia is the most populated island in the world, where crowded together more than 800 people. a 2.4 acre plot of land.
Santa Cruz del Islote is an artificial outcrop and it was established by local fishermen in the 19th century as a base from from which to cast their nets.
But over the years the population has continued to grow and in a new documentary by filmmaker Ruhi Çenet, residents reveal what life is like in a such a chaotic environment. In a place where houses are stacked on top of each other, there is no sewage network and drinking water must be transported.
A woman in who he speaks, aged 94, was born on the island and never left it. Looking back, the islander remembers that there were no motorboats and “only small canoes with paddles.”
She also says that when she was a child, there were only a few houses and 'the rest was nothing'.
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