That is one island in Colombia - Land cramped world. Do you have questions that 1,200 people will live here like it?
Santa Cruz del Islote is an island located off the coast of Cartagena, a continent only about an hour's boat ride. The island has a total of 90 houses with a population of 700 people and the average can be up to 1200 when the children go to school on the mainland return to visit family. However, their lives are just mere encapsulated in an area of about 0,1km2.
This has turned the island into the most crowded areas in the world.
With a population of 1,200 people in an area of only 0,1km2, Santa Cruz del Islote island is considered to be the most crowded in the world.
Surrounded by the Caribbean Sea, but dreaming of Santa Cruz does not own any beach or pool or any hotels. Residents on the island even have to bury their dead on a nearby island to another because here there is not enough space for a cemetery.
Santa Cruz is part of the archipelago of San Bernardo- chain of small islands close to the port city an hour's boat ride Tolu. But unlike Mucura neighbor is famous tourist destination, Santa Cruz tourism can not develop because of the geographical environment and its inhabitants.
Currently, people living on the island of Santa Cruz has not been in contact with national power.Water sources here also due to scarcity of clean water is transported to the island only by the Colombian navy ship three weeks.
Some countries this is really too small compared to the population explosion of the island, just enough for the family to use in cooking. Women on the island must wash your clothes in salt water and the man to solve most of your needs at sea.
Although difficult, Santa Cruz retained his peace away from the fighting of the guerrillas, paramilitary groups and the Colombian army.
It is thanks to this peace that few people of Santa Cruz intends to leave his homeland. They do not need the police. Everyone on the island were acquainted with each other and enjoy the peaceful life of a "village" tiny.
One of the features is the people on the island to go to bed without locking the door at night. They left the door open comfortably gathered together and meet, run into a neighbor's house - a rare places have electricity to watch the popular movie.
When set foot on the island, visitors will really amazed at the scene of a "community" really. People here are living not only to improve their own lives but also the people around. They always mutual assistance in all things, if that does not give food to the neighbor could "eat through".
Legend has it that the first fisherman found in this island overnight camping. The island has no mosquitoes and can receive wind from all directions. This makes the sleep of the first residents very comfortable, so much they decided to stay here and live.
On the island there is only one single school for about 80 students. A special feature here is that the students have a very high self-consciousness and extremely obedient.
The students here are many comments are docile and disciplined with much higher elsewhere. In particular we are very respected elders and listen again.
However, children on the island must "trust" to the neighbor island to play football because the plaza of Santa Cruz only ... only half as big as a tennis court only.
Tourism and fishing are the main source of income of the people on the island. They will make money through tours run across the island or to work more in the neighboring island.
There are a lot of people every day to paddle island to neighboring islands to work for high-end resorts or diving services. Others are fishing to give the buyer the restaurant or on the mainland.
But a living hard but people here still keeps the spirit of fun. They also considered this place as a "paradise" and wants to stick his whole life to the island.
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