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Living on the Most Crowded Island on Earth
08/09/2020 11:12 AM | Click to read full article
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.
Only 150 years ago, the island was uninhabited; today, generations of families are proud to call Santa Cruz del Islote home.