This is the island of Santa Cruz del Islote located in the Gulf of Morrosquillo, in northern Colombia.

After that, people began to move to Santa Cruz del Islote island to settle.

By 2017, this small island had 97 houses and 47 families living.

In particular, the island of Santa Cruz del Islote has a young population with about 65% of residents under 18 years old.

In fact, water, food and other necessities are all transferred from the mainland to the island.

Mr. Fernando Sanchez Jaramillo, a human rights lawyer, said that the Cartagena city government failed to manage the island of Santa Cruz del Islote.

Therefore, residents have to collect rainwater to store for drinking and often carry their own trash to another island.

Santa Cruz del Islote Island has only one school in the area, but it only teaches up to grade 10. Therefore, any student who wants to study further must leave the island to go to the mainland and return every day.

As for the future, nothing is certain on this island.

Mr. Blas Enrique Mesa Medrano, a local fisherman, shared: `In the 1970s, there were only 60 fishermen operating on the island, but now there have been 180 people and about 600 people come from other places. Because

Lawyer Jaramillo said there are several groups that want to disband the island, including the Cartagena city government and wealthy citizens living nearby.

But there are also those who support the development of Santa Cruz del Islote island.

Ms. Lavinia Fiori said: `This is a very rich community culturally and historically. They are the few fishermen in Colombia. They should be given the conditions to continue living at sea.`

Article reference sources: Insider, Independent