Living on the Most Crowded Island on Earth

Two hours off the coast of Colombia is a small island home to over 1,200 people. As the entirety of Santa Cruz del Islote only spans the length of two soccer fields, residents live in close quarters, making the island four times as dense as the borough of Manhattan. Despite the circumstances, the community makes the most of their limited surface area, packing in a school, two shops and one restaurant. Only 150 years ago, the island was uninhabited; today, generations of families are proud to call Santa Cruz del Islote home.

00:00 Intro
00:14 What it's actually like living on the island
00:49 This history of the island

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[TeraQuad]

"Sorry Marie, I can't come into work today. I am feeling sick."
"Carlos, I can see you are healthy from the store window."

[nikkit]

I need an additional 40-45 minutes of an in depth documentation of life on this island. I’m intrigued.

[Farhannzzzzz]

Bruh, imagine taking a big dump and the whole island hears you 💀

"Oup, That's gotta be Jerry"

[shdwfax]

I've got my snacks prepared and found myself a comfortable sitting position only to realize this was a whole one minute video, not one hour. Edit: I've never been betrayed like this before.

[hintsu]

imagine sneezing and everybody saying bless you

[Scythedancer]

Those grandparents went wild didn’t they.

[michael-jyni]

ah yes, the ultimate weapon against crime that makes crime redundant: people knowing each other

[not.supermario]

It seems like those who live in communities like this are the most positive and happiest people I've ever seen.

[srpxuim]

Imagine getting a bunch of friends and playing hide n seek around the whole island.

[CN_]

Imagine trying to ghost someone on this island💀

[ooooooo]

“oh they are technically a whole family”
Alabamian: what was that?

[classiquecg]

Everyone’s comments are pure gold, made my night.

[malinik]

And just think. People have homes as large as that island.

[Kany.Gaming]

No need for phone calls, just yell out your window and they can hear you

[wombatperson]

They have the population of my whole highschool on two soccer fields. That's wild.

[awayfrog]

“There is not much supply of water”
*zooms out into the ocean*

[Heavywall]

Sorry
That was too short
I was literally just getting into it and it was over

[SEstate]

This video was like "Once upon a time, the end" -_-

[christiancollier]

I just feel like there is a million things that could go wrong in living in a place like that.

[twilightning]

Whyyyy is this only a minute & a half? This place seems incredibly interesting, packed full of culture. It deserves so much more😔😔💘.