Certaines régions de la Terre sont si reculées que seule une poignée de personnes les a jamais vues de leurs propres yeux. Prenons l'île Bouvet, un point gelé dans l'océan Atlantique Sud, entouré de mers glacées et loin de toute autre terre. Ensuite, il y a Ittoqqortoormiit au Groenland, où seulement quelques centaines de personnes vivent parmi les ours polaires et les glaciers—c’est si isolé que les provisions arrivent par bateau une seule fois par an ! Tristan da Cunha, l'île habitée la plus isolée au monde, se trouve à plus de 1 500 miles du continent le plus proche, avec juste 250 habitants qui dépendent de leur propre agriculture et pêche pour survivre. Voudriez-vous voir ces lieux et d'autres qui sont si éloignés qu'ils semblent irréels ? Animation créée par Sympa.
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00:00When you mention your travel plans to Tristan da Cunha, it is very likely that your friends totally ignore the location of this distant island.
00:08Nothing surprising about that. Tristan da Cunha is recognized as the most remote inhabited archipelago on the planet.
00:14The nearest inhabited land, Sainte-Hélène, is located at about 2,400 km.
00:20Tristan da Cunha island currently has only 229 inhabitants.
00:25In such a small community, everyone is either the cousin or the uncle, or maybe just someone's friend.
00:31But one thing is certain, everyone knows each other.
00:34There are no more than 10 family names on the island, corresponding to only 10 different lines.
00:40Reaching this island is a real epic.
00:43No airport is present, making the trip exclusively maritime.
00:47As a general rule, it is necessary to plan a crossing of several days from South Africa.
00:52The island is regularly served by only three ships, making less than a dozen trips a year.
00:57Some cruise companies include it in their itineraries, but it is essential to organize your stay in advance
01:03due to the limited number of seats available on the boats at the start of the cape.
01:08In addition, a pre-boarding authorization is mandatory.
01:12Although the island does not have a classic hotel, several guest houses are available to you,
01:17and it is even possible to stay with the inhabitant.
01:20The locals will offer you a comfortable accommodation, three daily meals, and laundry services.
01:26Note that 88% of the costs paid directly go to the insular family,
01:31while only 12% are perceived as a tax.
01:35In addition, the cost of accommodation is surprisingly affordable.
01:38In 2024, it was raised to about 30 pounds for a full pension.
01:43Indeed, the island uses the Sterling pound, being a British overseas territory,
01:48but it also has a local currency, the St. Helen's book, equivalent to the Sterling book.
01:54Incidentally, it has only been about 80 years since the island began using liquid money.
01:59In 1942, the Naval Base introduced the payment of species salaries,
02:04allowing the inhabitants of Tristan to switch from a stock economy to a monetary system.
02:09This change also gave them the opportunity to make their first purchases in cash.
02:14As an advice, prepare everything you might need before leaving,
02:19because you will certainly not find a supermarket on site.
02:22To be clear, there is a supermarket, but it does not look like war to the endless rays
02:27overflowing with gigantic pots of mayonnaise that you may be used to.
02:32Tristan d'Acuna's store, often designated as the supermarket,
02:36has neither glass windows nor flamboyant advertising.
02:39To be frank, it evokes more of an abandoned farm seen from the outside.
02:43But despite its modest appearance, it plays an essential role
02:47by offering first-need products to complement local groceries.
02:51Residents must order their items months in advance,
02:55with the exception of rare ships.
02:57This store is open from Monday to Friday.
03:00Residents still grow their own vegetables and raise cattle.
03:04The supermarket has become an essential resource for products such as flour, sugar,
03:10or various spices, including frozen bread,
03:14and typical products of British or South African supermarkets.
03:18Although the island's economy is mainly based on fishing,
03:21in particular that of lobsters,
03:23the islands remain largely self-sufficient.
03:26We are now heading to another destination just as arduous to reach.
03:31But this time, the challenge is even greater.
03:33It is the infamous Hypoxia City,
03:36nicknamed the place where oxygen is the rarest on Earth.
03:39Of course, this is just a nickname.
03:42Its real name is La Rinconada, located in Peru.
03:45To reach La Rinconada,
03:47you have to climb more than 5 km in the mountains,
03:50which is not surprising for the highest city in the world.
03:53Despite its difficult access,
03:55it hosts a population much larger than Tristan da Cunha,
03:58between 30,000 and 50,000 inhabitants.
04:01While the isolated island evokes a certain idyllic tranquility,
04:04the Peruvian city of La Rinconada presents a completely different reality.
04:09The urban landscape is mainly made up of low dwellings,
04:13with largely insufficient basic services.
04:16La Rinconada neither has reliable supply of running water,
04:19nor a sanitation system.
04:21The absence of waste collection
04:23forces the residents to burn or bury them themselves.
04:26Until the early 2000s,
04:28La Rinconada did not have access to electricity.
04:31Most of the goods, including essential food,
04:34must be brought from abroad.
04:37Although it was originally a mining city,
04:40it now offers a variety of economic activities.
04:43Some are oriented towards commerce,
04:46whether it is food, clothing or other goods,
04:49while others offer varied services,
04:52even public toilets.
04:54From an architectural point of view,
04:56La Rinconada has very little to offer.
04:58The landscape is dominated by precarious huts in wavy,
05:01often unstable, and covered with rust.
05:04This choice of materials relies above all on practical considerations.
05:08These metallic huts are light and easy to transport
05:11to the glaciers by miners.
05:13Alas, these dwellings do not offer adequate insulation,
05:16exposing their occupants to ice cold,
05:19although the wool of the local sheep,
05:21known for its insulating properties, is available.
05:24A few stone houses, more robust,
05:26exist, but are rare,
05:28and are mainly occupied by more fortunate miners.
05:31If the architecture of La Rinconada leaves much to be desired,
05:34these panoramas are breathtaking.
05:37From almost every corner of the city,
05:40just look up to admire the Bella Durmiente,
05:43or Belle aux Bois Dormants,
05:45a majestic glacier that dominates the landscape.
05:48Reaching La Rinconada is far from simple.
05:51The first step is to take a flight
05:53to the Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport
05:56in Cusco, Peru.
05:58Once in Cusco, you can take a train or a bus
06:01to Puno, near Lake Titicaca.
06:04That's where things get tough.
06:07To get to La Rinconada,
06:09you often have to rely on hitchhiking
06:11or find a vehicle to the mountains.
06:13There may be a few buses,
06:15but they do not follow a specific schedule.
06:17If you are adventurous, you can rent a car.
06:20But be careful.
06:21The roads are often bumpy and difficult to travel on.
06:24A little caution is therefore essential for this expedition.
06:27Unlike Tristan da Cunha,
06:29who adopted liquid money in the 1940s,
06:32La Rinconada relies little on money.
06:35Its economy is based almost exclusively on gold mines,
06:38which are unsupervised,
06:40unregulated and often very dangerous.
06:43The miners work according to a system of cacoreo.
06:46For 30 days, they extract the ore without being paid.
06:49Then, on the 31st day,
06:51they can take all the ore they can carry
06:54for a single remuneration.
06:56La Rinconada does not have a bank,
06:59but several money transfer agencies
07:01allow miners to send money to their families.
07:04However, the amounts vary enormously,
07:07because cacoreo is not a fixed salary.
07:10It's a matter of luck, luck.
07:13Our next destination is Svalbard,
07:16a land that may seem inhospitable
07:19due to its harsh climate.
07:21However, its inhabitants welcome everyone
07:24with warmth and without formalities.
07:26No visa is necessary to visit
07:28or even work on site.
07:30Located on the outskirts of the world,
07:32Svalbard is charmed by its unique and solitary charm.
07:35The capital, Longyearbyen,
07:38houses a remarkably diverse community,
07:41with more than 50 nationalities
07:43represented among its 2,400 inhabitants.
07:45And it is not uncommon to meet a polar bear
07:48who sometimes ventures into the city.
07:50Living spaces are limited,
07:52there is only one supermarket,
07:54and the streets, numbered rather than named,
07:57contribute to the city's unique charm.
07:59Longyearbyen also has a university center
08:02that welcomes about 300 students.
08:04Surprisingly, everyone must learn
08:06how to handle firearms,
08:08an essential security measure
08:10in the wild environment.
08:12Initially founded as a mining city,
08:14like the Rinconada,
08:16Longyearbyen has now turned
08:18mostly towards tourism.
08:20However, an original mining custom persists.
08:23Visitors and inhabitants remove their shoes
08:25by entering hotels and restaurants,
08:27a custom intended to preserve
08:29the places of coal dust.
08:31Our last destination today
08:33is Palmerston Island,
08:35a coral atoll,
08:37located about 470 km
08:39northwest of Rarotonga.
08:41The famous explorer James Cook
08:43settled there on June 16, 1774,
08:46at a time when the island was uninhabited,
08:49although ancient tombs had been discovered.
08:52Today, the island has a small community
08:55of only 25 inhabitants,
08:57most of them descendants of William Marsters,
08:59an English sailor of the 19th century.
09:02Arrived in 1863 with two Polynesian wives,
09:05he then took a third
09:07and had 23 children.
09:09Fishing is the pillar of the local economy,
09:12evoking a way of life of subsistence
09:14due to the isolation of the island.
09:16Despite this, the inhabitants have
09:18modern amenities and communication services.
09:21And, although the island does not have an airport,
09:24cargoes stop there at regular intervals.