People are mind blown after seeing what ‘the most crowded island on Earth’ looks like on Google Earth.
Located just a two hour boat ride away from Colombia, Santa Cruz del Islote is thought of as one of the most densely populated islands on Earth.
Over 800 people live on the tiny island, with many of the houses being home to multiple people, and many sharing one room with up to 10 other residents.
The island itself is just bigger than a football field with only four streets and no cars or motorbikes.
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On the island, there is one school, one church, one clinic, one hotel, one restaurant and three markets.
One Reddit user posted an image of the crowded island onto the social media platform, writing: “I think I just found the most detailed place in the world on Google Earth, Santa Cruz del Islote.”
People were shocked at just how densely populated the island is, with many taking to the comment section to share their reactions to the photo.
One user wrote: “That's crazy good. You can see individual cells on the solar panels on the roofs so it's 15cm resolution or better.
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“It's believed that 10cm is about as good as you can get with currently known spy technology.”
Another said: “No cars, everyone has a family boat.”
A third person asked: “Where does the poop go?”
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This prompted a reply from someone who said: “The fish eat the poop along with anyone that owes money to the cartel..”.
A fifth person added: “I really wanted to say something nasty about this place, but after further research, turns out it sounds kind of nice. No crime, everyone cooks together and kids can run freely with no worry of danger. AND there are no mosquitoes, and that really makes me jealous, now I want to live on Santa Cruz del Islote. Wishing everyone there all the best.”
According to the locals, the average life expectancy on the island is 85-90 years. But there's no cemetery on the island, so bodies are taken to the mainland and buried there.
Tourists flock to the island day in and day out, and a conservation aquarium has been built there.
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Juve Nal, who has lived on Santa Cruz his whole life, told CNN in 2018: “We get annoyed because the media always say the island is more crowded than it is.”
He added: “There is no crime here. We have no police and we do not need them either.”