Santa Cruz del Islote off the coast of Colombia is the most densely populated island in the world. Its population grew because of fishing, but that declined due to climate change and unsustainable ...

Located off the coast of Colombia sits the world's most crowded island, where more than 800 people are crammed into a 2.4-acre patch. Santa Cruz del Islote is a manmade outcrop and was established by ...

From a distance, it’s hard at first to determine what Santa Cruz del Islote actually is. Rising from the sea, the island – one of the most densely populated in the world – appears to be floating. In ...

Santa Cruz del Islote is a tiny island off the Caribbean coast of Colombia. Some 500 people live on land the size of a football pitch. There are four main streets but no cars or motorcycles to ride ...

04:10, Mon, Jul 27, 2015 Updated: 10:41, Tue, Jul 28, 2015 While the pictures of Santa Cruz del Islote may make it look like heaven on earth, but with no running water or electricity all isn't what is ...

An aerial view of Santa Cruz del Islote island, located in the Colombian Caribbean, off the coast of Sucre Department, on June 30, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic.Adrian Carballos de Hoyos/AFP via ...

04:10, Mon, Jul 27, 2015 Updated: 10:41, Tue, Jul 28, 2015 While the pictures of Santa Cruz del Islote may make it look like heaven on earth, but with no running water or electricity all isn't what is ...