Man visited 'closest town to space' dubbed 'most hellish place on the planet' with life expectancy of just 35
It goes without saying, most of us love travelling.
Whether it's a beach holiday, or a city break, exploring somewhere new, personally speaking, is one of the most rewarding activities you can do.
But it's safe to say there is one location that is definitely not on my list and that's a place which has a life expectancy of just 35.
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YouTuber and documentary maker Ruhi Çenet well and truly braved it all after paying a visit to the 'closest town to space' where there happens to be 50 percent less oxygen.
Dubbed as the 'most hellish place on the planet', La Rinconada, Peru, is the closest inhabited place to the sky on Earth and the content creator thought he would go and see what it was like, so we don't have to.
Çenet has over eight million subs on YouTube and people keep coming back for more as the avid traveller is known for visiting 'hard-to-reach places'.
So far he has been to 65 countries across six continents.
After posting his Peru doc on YouTube last December, the video has already racked up over 30 million views.
"La Rinconada, the closest inhabited place to the sky on Earth, where people are living above the clouds," Çenet explained.
"At this extreme altitude of 5,100 meters, the atmosphere significantly thins and the locals are living with only 50 percent of the usual oxygen levels.
"Their bodies have evolved to produce two times more blood cells than ours.
"On this barren land, not even a single tree can survive because of the low air pressure.
"This town in the Peruvian Andes is even 300 meters higher than Mont Blanc, the highest peak in the Alps of Europe.
"Far from the modern world, it is a place where crime and danger are always nearby."
Çenet said he felt dizzy as soon as he got out of the cab, and when he woke up in the morning he felt so tired, like he 'hadn't rested in days'.
The dry air alone gave him a sore throat along with chapped lips.
Despite it being summer, the roads were icy and smelly, as footage of garbage was visible throughout the city.
He also noticed that people were living in 'metal shacks' without electricity, which is very worrying when it gets to as low as -10C in the winter.
Çenet noted that most people use public bathrooms and showers as they don't have the capacity to have running water in their homes.
The only reason people brave the more-than-difficult conditions is because of mining, Çenet says.
"People come to these harsh lands for only one reason: gold," he said.
"About 50,000 people have settled here, among piles of trash, all dreaming of wealth."
Topics: Travel, YouTube, Weird, Environment
Anish Vij