Crowded Community
Think about living in a place that is really crowded. What would it be like? Would that generate arguments? Frustration for not having one’s own space?
On the island of Santa Cruz del Islote off the coast of Colombia, about 1200 people live on land the size of about two soccer fields. Watch this short video to learn more.
Does the story described in the video match what you imagined? What are the good elements of the community that the narrator describes?
This video was posted some years ago. Can you learn whether anything has changed on the island since? How can you compare the strength of the sources you find, including this video?
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Living on the Most Crowded Island on Earth by Great Big Story on YouTube (1:30)
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