What's inside this crater in Madagascar?
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- čas přidán 4. 12. 2023
- On satellite imagery, we spotted a village inside a strange crater in Madagascar. We set out to learn how it got there.
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Right in the center of the island nation of Madagascar there’s a strange, almost perfectly circular geological structure. It covers a bigger area than the city of Paris - and at first glance, it looks completely empty. But right in the center of that structure, there’s a single, isolated village: a few dozen houses, some fields of crops, and dirt roads stretching out in every direction.
When we first saw this village on Google Earth, its extreme remoteness fascinated us. Was the village full of people? How did they wind up there? And what did life look like in such a strange geography? To find out, we teamed up with a local team in Madagascar and fell down a rabbit hole of geology and mapping along the way. It’s a story of how continental shifts and volcanic geology came together to form a place for a group of people to call home.
Check out an extended look at the interviews in this video: • Bonus interviews: What...
We got to talk with a lot of experts along the way to make this piece. Here are links to some of their work:
Here is some of Michel Jébrak’s research on the Richat structure: www.researchgate.net/publicat...
Here is Ndivhuwo Cecilia Mukosi’s original paper on the Ambohiby Complex: www.researchgate.net/publicat...
We also spoke with Stian Rice, author of Famine in the Remaking, who helped us understand more about the history of agriculture in Madagascar: gjia.georgetown.edu/2022/01/2...
Check out Stian’s book on famine and food systems: wvupressonline.com/node/831
Norman Thomas Uphoff at Cornell’s SRI International Network also shared more about agricultural systems and innovation: sri.ciifad.cornell.edu/
Correction: At 2:52, we mistakenly labeled Lucienne Wilmé as a professor of geology at the University of Florida. In fact, she is a national coordinator of the Madagascar Program at the World Resources Institute.
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Thanks so much for watching! This video was a massive collaboration over the course of several months, and there was so much material we couldn’t fit into the final piece. For an extended look at the interviews with the people living in and around the mountain, check out this bonus video: czcams.com/video/YIOon-drZhE/video.html
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@@prashanth.kshetri4126before 2005 wakanda have good glocking sheild but now it's failed so you can see them 😂
Those guys be like, "there goes our peace".
What all those Russian names is about? you need solve it for me 😂❤
I would like to thank VOX for having contacted us to carry out the descent and filming on Ambohiby.
It wasn't an easy task, especially for me as a fixer, but with good preparation and the right team, the result speaks for itself.
Thanks also to Lalie Rabeharison for the collaboration. Looking forward to the next project.
You were great. There wouldn't have been a video without your contribution.
Fantastic work sirs.
Ya now leave them alone.
Good work brother!
Incredible work! I love seeing things like this. I only hope that this doesn't bring the people the wrong kind of attention and that they get to keep living there in peace, with their space.
We loved to shoot this episode ❤ Immense gratitude goes to @Vox for not only amplifying the voices of the resilient people of Ambohiby but also providing them with the means to tell their extraordinary story. It's an honor to witness their greatness and courage, deserving the spotlight and attention they've received. Moreover, the opportunity granted to name Anosibe properly stands as a testament to the significance of their culture and heritage. Through this act, their narrative gains even more depth, resonating powerfully with the world and ensuring their legacy endures with its rightful name. From Madagascar with love ❤
Wonderful work! Thanks for taking us there!
Thank you so much! God bless you all!
You and your team did such a fantastic job and your videographer Rado really captured it in a way that made me fall in love with the place and people. Sending you all so much love!
thank you for helping make this possible
Thanks so much for your kind words. We're so happy that @Vox granted us with the chance to share a piece of our land with us, taking you to a perspective which is different from lemurs and baobabs (even if yes, all of this is super lovely)... From Madagascar with love 💕
One of the most touching pieces I have seen this year. It is like a whole investigation behind one of those random questions you ask yourself at 2am on a work night while mindlessly roaming through the internet. This is the dream of every geography nerd that just likes to browse through Google Maps. Congratulations to Vox and the whole Malagasy team on the ground, really a beautiful story.
Touching? They found a group of hiding criminals. These criminal towns are always found in remote areas. Alaska is full of them. The Amazon is full of them. People that have messed up their lives too completely to live in society, so they started their own. These towns are invariably filled with crime and murder. As their residents are criminals and killers. That's why they thought the film crew was spies.
And then decide to overcomplicate the discovery...
I watched this video and then immediately searched the village in Google Map. It is so beautiful. Huge respects to everyone involved in bringing spotlight to this village.
This is the type of video essays/documentary I love:
"I saw something cool on google earth and wanted to learn more about it"
I saw something on google earth, and let's make views and money "about it".
are you mad people want to turn their interests into money? @@M0MENTuM.
@@M0MENTuM.Yeah that’s how CZcams works buddy, if you make good content you get views and money
even bots can prove theyre human now wow so smart @@M0MENTuM.
@@M0MENTuM. I mean look at the hours of effort that went into the video. If it was financially fruitless, people wouldn't/wouldn't be able to make such videos.
It is suddenly eye-opening to see that there are places beyond our narrow vision. Kudos to the team for this great piece. Deserves awards.
Hm........ precautions could be taken to prevent foreign and regional meddling in this community's incredible livelihood and unique surrounding geology.
Just normal people. What a "surprise".
@@AcantostachaLichtmesz I suspect that the background music is what makes people like these so much. Music is that powerful. And people are that susceptible. It just works!
How so? They didn't really do anything creative. While quite possibly ruining that place via their exploitation. The people who live there need to know they have every right to keep everyone else out. All the while growing their population and improving their road.
The people who came from somewhere else have a right to keep others out? You are deluded. People have the right to move just as they did, and exploration isn't "ruining" anything. Your comment is what deserves an award.@@cjackfly
Imagine moving to the most remote place you could find to escape everyone and then you end up on the internet.
I am sad about the possibility that more people might disturb this wonderful village now. Pls. Leave them in peace
I so agree!
well they dont care about that, they only care about the money
The village burned down today.
How do you know
It’s so remote, only serious people can come
I hope and pray that no one causes trouble for these beautiful villagers after this documentary because it looks like not a lot of people knew about their existence. I pray that they continue living in this beautiful secret haven without any interference from the outside world.
Not going to happen based on history.
The place is too far away for tourist to go there
I'm worried because they unnecessarily shared the fact that they're minority tribe in that location!! I hope they continue to live in peace
But they are not cutting themselves off from the world. They are growing cash crops of citrus and would like a decent road to take their produce to market. Nobody is going to brave that road lightly, so I think they are pretty safe.
My thoughts exactly, I hate this place has now been exposed. I can only imagine the type of issues and trouble this will cause the villagers.
As a geographer I can tell you this video is absolutely incredible. What you did is something a geographer would love to do, the extensive research on aiming to a group of people and trying to understand why they ended up there in such a unique place is something very few would do. I'm glad your curiosity and vox let you do it. Kudos to the entire team and greetings to those friends in Anosibe Ambohiby.
A fascinating piece of exploration. What we get to see here is essentially the same thing that would have happened sometimes in the American Old West, in medieval Europe, in early China or in 17th/19th century Siberia, but it's very rarely documented in pictures and with the actual words and stories of the settlers themselves.
@@louise_rose Absolutely. To think that in this age you just go somewhere and get some land that nobody wanted yet, it is really incredible.
I imagined that everywhere every square meter of land is cartographed and belongs to someone or some authority.
Or maybe they bought the rights from local authorities.
Coincidence or not, just the other day I watched again the story of those malagasi kidnapped by slavers two centuries ago, and marooned for decades in the middle of the ocean on a sand bar.
This was so amazing!
It gives me goosebumps when they found the village!
Thank you so much for doing this video!
Well done!
I wish there could be a REAL DOCUMENTARY like this, for most of the remote unknown places on earth.
Really, THANK YOU for all this work.
THANK YOU!
YES
As a Malagasy, I used to live in Tsiroanomandidy for 10 years but never heared a story about this place. So i'm so grateful that you make a video about it, thanks for all your intersest. Big thanks too for Lalie's Team who makes this experience possible. I'm so proud to live in this beautiful country, full of diversity and full of nice people♥️
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What an amazing story and incredible journalism. Hats off to Christophe and everyone involved in the production of this video. I found myself tearing up when the village elder talked about how proud he was of his produce. Hopefully, they can get some better roads to the area soon.
They'd have to make them themselves. It reminds me of the movie _Big Fish_ where this town out in the middle of nowhere finally got its streets paved, and connected to outside roads, but then they had to pay taxes and its quality went down.
also, amazing of them to hire local professionals to tell their own stories
They escaped frenzy but the day they'll have a decent road, problems will come along like they always do. Vox I appreciate most of your work but this time I'm not sure you're doing those villagers a favor...
right, i think that they know they don't need roads. They seem to have one of the most peaceful places on the plant and roads could ruin that. They didn't seem very upset about the journey to sell crop, just stated it was in fact a difficult journey. I think they only sell the cash crops for the necessities.@@sandal_thong8631
@@lorenzoblum868absolutely, outsiders will know there's a land like this, move there, or even steal their land. Vox should've left them alone, untouched.
I got goosebumps, thank you all for this intriguing and heartfelt journey. I'm glad that the villagers are striving and hope that this will rise awareness about the state of the roads and that actions will be taken to help them.
I just found out about this channel as CZcams recommended me this and I am so glad about that! I find everything about this video fascinating; all of the research and hard work you put into this whole documentary and even having a team travel there?! Thank you and everyone included in this so much for your time and dedication! I just subscribed and have many more hours of amazing content to watch!
As a malagasy, I can’t express how grateful I am for this amazing piece of work; respectful, thoroughly researched, beautifully filmed, written and edited. I rarely get to come across such high quality content about my country by accident and I can say without exaggeration that all of the effort put into this video sincerely touches me. Thank you!
❤ Mazotoa Priscilla
I didn't know much about madagaskar before i came across this video, it was nice to get some education about your country by acciedent. cheers
Hope the villagers don't face any negative consequences due to this video. Surprisingly, this has not been addressed in the video. And at the time of writing (9 hours after the upload), none of the top comments are expressing any concern about this.
Just to be clear, there are a ton of negative consequences that could arise from this. The worst is they might get thrown out of that land because they don't own it.
true..normally tribes dont take well of another tribe coming into their land .. this video will bring issue
This was my concern too after watching this video.
their government might not like it too..
I came w similar concerns. They needed left alone. More attention brings unsavory types. We all know what colonizers do
considering how difficult it is to get there. I doubt much efforts would be made to kick them out especially if there isn't anything to gain from it. Sure maybe the government would express their concerns, but to make actual efforts to kick them out requires far too much effort and money.
Thank you all the team and people that were involved in this project, it was amazing and intriguing to watch. Your dedication makes stories like that told and seen. 🤍
Love your sense of questioning the places less travelled, bringing the story or discovery and the people that deserve this earth. My only concern is that the road gets improved and they get invaded, thank you
This is the kind of investigative journalism we so rarely see anymore amidst social media and the 24 hour news cycle. It took you literally months to put this story together, all arising from one moment of curiosity, and every second of the result was worth it. More of this, please.
Seems a bit silly. Oh no, a 10km ride or walk. You could do a weeks trip walking 120km carrying your gear.
@@jepulis6674 Did you see the amount of camera/mic/drone equipment they had??? It's also a volcanic crater... really steep and rugged topography...
@@rodneychan914 Yeah. Not to mention that it's not like there's a highway leading there. The dirt road is almost inexistent, with rough terrain and a strong rainy season it must be almost impossible get there without a car
This is all very silly.
Anyone can see why people would settle there - it's protected and it has water.
This is elementary... how is this so amazing to everyone?
Can we just talk about how incredible the team that got there is? Not only did they get there, they got incredible footage, interviews, amazing cinematic shots... really amazing!
Yes we can!
Thank you so much ❤
@@lalierabeyou are best ❤ lots of love from India 🇮🇳
This doc AREALLY does deserve a seriously big AWARD! How can we make that happen?! Anybody know?
@@Sameer_S_Kulkarni can we build it?
Thank you so much to everyone who worked on this project. It's a beautiful motivation to learn, to research, and to be curious, even if it starts with a 'single random thing' that some mostly overlook (including myself). Once again, thank you!!
One of the best documentaries that I've seen this year so far. Great work. Thank you very much
I gotta say, I love this sort of reporting style.
Instead of having a pre planned narrative, it starts with a hook, something to get you curious, then just goes through the entire thought and research process, keeping you curious, making it easy to understand where the information is coming from while also being super transparent about the research method.
Great stuff as always.
Reporting? Dude literally just did Google searches.
@@leviandhiro3596it was a fair bit more than just Google searches, did you even watch the video? 🤦🏽
@@leviandhiro3596Bro, did you think reaching out to different local experts after collating infos from google is easy? On top of that, they paid a local team to personally check the site twice.
@@leviandhiro3596Definitely not ! I can guarrantee you that stuff like this takes time, and cost some money too. It's not just about googling for free as you think.
I find it a really annoying style.
I am from Madagascar. And THANK YOU.
This video brought me to tears. Thank you for taking months to do in-depth research about this remote space in a remote and largely unknown country like Madagascar.
The realization and the storytelling are mesmerizing.
Misaotra !
We shared the same land some 55 million years ago so hello to my long lost cousin from India 😄❤
@@mad4790smartest indian:
Man! This was brutal. Thank you so very much for taking the effort, time and money to bring forward this immense project. I feel so grateful to have seen this tonight.
This is the major value of the internet. Thank you ,and everyone who was involved. In this wonderful presentation.
i LOVE this series of "so we were on google maps just looking around and found something we couldn't answer. Here's how we satisfied our curiosity."
I don't care if it's just half an hour of showing how you googled well
or if it's "so we had to get someone to go there and spend a bunch of money getting an answer"
this is peak human curiosity on display and it's a sentiment i can only adore and respect.
please don't ever stop this series!
You sound insufferable
Have they already done some of these?
I'm curious to se others as well
there's a youtuber named The Trek Planner that does this in the US!
@@patrickmorgan3840they did! i think they have made similar video like this with mysterious circular pattern in the middle of Sahara you can look it up
I think this may be my favorite Vox video ever. The mystery, the journey, the research, the beautiful landscapes, the Russian attack on titan landmarks, it’s all amazing
Definitly not impact craters?! Funny cuz dont want to say massive impacts cause massive tectonic shifts and pure global cha0ss🤔
Attack on titan thing is interesting to me at least because the main setting is actually based on our Madagascar
They definitely must call him first. Wasted potential. It's funny how russians occasionaly shitposted all of the internet.
The Russian attack on Titans XD
It was an intriguing mystery, well-researched and documented. I learnt a lot. But I think it’s an open question whether the local community will benefit from the exposure. Maybe good things will come of it. I hope so.
This is without doubt one of the most incredible things (I don't use "things" lightly) I've ever witnessed.
The work you and your team has done here is so admirable. You mapped and watch the migration and essentially creation of a new culture. Once they can make it more accessible they will THRIVE.
Thank you for putting in the time, work, dedication and everything else involved to make this masterpiece.
Words cannot describe how well this video was researched and put together. The Vox team continues to outdo themselves.
Yea when they aren't spreading misinformation or false gun violence stats and slam pieces of people who share different viewpoints than them.
Unfortunately you're right. I wish Vox focused on making videos like this one instead of doing political videos.@@jsweizston5410
They want space, privacy, isolation. They did not want to be known or exposed. Filming them and now on youtube does not help.
@@jsweizston5410 why do you think the information about gun violence is not truth? I'm really interested because i saw comments saying this
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I lived in Madagascar for two years a while back. Never anywhere this isolated - I was mostly in Antananarivo and Toamasina. I learned Malagasy and made some incredible friends. It was amazing getting to relive some experiences, and I was eagerly waiting for the point in the video where the malagasy interviews would happen.
A lot of commenters have expressed concern about the villagers being in a different ethnic region, so I'd like to give a little clarification: There is some ethnic tension on Madagascar, and definitely racism between the tribes, but intermingling is incredibly common, and the Betsileo tend to have good relations in places they move to. Most conflict comes when people are packed too close and are competing for reaources, and the Nosibe settlers are isolated enough to prevent that from being an issue.
I would love to see as many of the interviews as possible, and hope Vox makes more of their recordings available!
When people are packed to close together and competing for resources.
Forced integration is just as bad as forced segregation. You wonder why the western government leaders are so obsessed with forced integration? It’s like they want people to go at each other or something. Maybe they think we will be so consumed with that we won’t notice or care what they are doing? Sadly they are correct for most people but I think and hope there is enough people that see past their side show and are watching what they are doing to ALL of us.
Human nature…
Looking forward to some wealthy college kids getting the Government in Antananarivo to let them go do a mission trip to build a computer school there.
yeah i watched this cause i also lived there for almost a year
Alien 👽 abduction
I don't know why I haven't discovered this channel until just now. This content is simply a work of art! Well documented, well edited and well told. I subscribed after watching just this one video. Superb sir, Superb!
This is so insanely good. Entertaining, informative, beautiful, the production quality is also incredible. This is such a great video, love you guys' work!
Fascinating story. I hope being "discovered" doesn't mean these folks are overrun by others wanting space or having issues with them being there.
well this will be the case now. a paradise only exists where people are kept out. i find this kind of exploitation disgusting
That was my thought as well. But it's hard to have the solitude/autonomy with the desired roads to take things to the market.
Luckily, this is still far away from anything, in Madagascar which is a very remote place, only known by people that got or lived here. As far as I know, South African moguls are interested in Madagascar, no one else.
Oh that is 100% what is going to happen.
Couldn't stop thinking about it while watching
My thoughts also. Horrible to be sceptical, but we know how the greedy people of the world behave.
Once 'they' see a potential for profit or something else they can gain or steal from the peaceful people there, then they stand to lose their paradise.
No wonder, they were sceptical about allowing anyone in, especially with cameras.
It was a great video, and much work went into creating and presenting it, for sure, but my concerns are for that lovely little village. They don't seem to have any protection from 'outsiders'.
I hope someone can return there in a years' time maybe and see how they are doing.
It would be great if someone could help them out with transport and make their lives easier, without trying to steal their glory.
Thank you for this short documentary.
Lovely to see 'survivors'.
You probably won't see this but I found this video to be extremely well-made and I really appreciated you interviewing a mix of local experts and international experts. This was a beautifully-made video starting from scratch and I learned a lot about geology, as a physicist. This made me realize how big the international research scene was that researchers in such small towns did their master's thesis on such particular details. Thank you!
@-ef Oh yes we've seen this and we thank you. On behalf of the Malagasy Team ❤️
@@lalierabeyou're beautiful
What an amazing production. Deeply grateful . Deeply felt.
Absolutely Beautiful.
Im crying so hard right now, what a beautiful thing to have the opportunity to learn about them, the village, what they have created.
This story was absolutely WONDERFUL but I can't help to wonder about the potential negative impact this exposure will have on the village and it's resources. Hopefully, the impact is only good for as long as possible. 🤞
Amazing journalism as always!
That came into my mind as well, given that they occupy the space of a different ethnic group.
I can't help but think Nestlé is very excited about this video.
Yupp
I'm worried too. It's a beautiful hidden paradise, now under global exposure.
You virtue signal too much.
Stop pretending to care about things you’re clueless about.
I love the fact you guys hired local people to record this
Yes as opposed to Hiring Canadians. Who else are they going to hire Japanese Madagascar language speaking locals
I thought the same thing I do hope they were paid ..it sure would have cost them much more if they had to travel to come to that country
@@labla8940 You say that but news crews hiring a crew from their own countries instead of a local crew is something unfortunately very common
@@DogKacique Not really. By far most on-site pieces are produced by local crews. The production might be lead by someone else though
It's amazing it felt like i am finally connected on my other parts as a human being.
Thank you for your patience for resourcing all of these..
I really appreciate it.
This is very well done. And it makes me love their story more having understanding of the struggles they have gone through to make something from nothing. This is amazing and wonderful. Thank you for sharing.
This was an incredible story and I understand why the villagers might have had concerns talking to the team. They might be worried about more attention on them. They might not have any legal ownership over the land and could be worried about more people or the government looking into them. I hope that is not the case and they continue to live their peaceful life. Another things that amazes me is, the likeliness of this migration to how the humans ended up populating every corner of this world.
Yes, exactly makes me think the same thing.
So much can develope in only 15 years, imagine a few hundred. And how many human settlements like this have come and gone over the millenia? Must be countless.
Yeah, Madagascar is in a state of anarchy in most of the country. That would make groups have a little caution when dealing with unfamiliar people.
True, I also worry that their peace might be disturbed once many would know about their village and fertile lands.😢
@@KenDotComit's called Indigenous land rights. Look it up.
@@KenDotComHahahahaha I wouldn’t say it’s xenophobic, but I definitely would say it’s provocative. Sometimes you don’t have to think ‘Why can’t I?’, but have to think ‘Is it ethical’. There are standards and values, you know?
That moment you changed the village name from “Crater Village” to “Anosibe Ambohiby” really moved me for some reason. It’s like they showed us how isolated people on this world really can be! Amazing video and the guy who took all of those clips in Madagascar, I applaud and appreciate you!
Right after this video began, the "crater" looked familiar. There is one almost identical to it which is far less remote, and is in South Africa. During the apartheid era it was located in a Bantustan close to Pretoria and Johannesburg. The resort of Sun City was built there, and a large portion of its crater is a national park.
This dude literally just sat at home and exposed them , risking this area to be explored by tourists altering its culture over time
@@thomaskirkpatrick3870 Not the point of my comment Tom💀😬. Just commenting how even though a high majority of people may not know of a place, doesn’t mean it doesn’t mean it’s not known to some people. It’s called “Experience beauty”.
@@thomaskirkpatrick3870 I really wonder how many tourists would want to make the rough trip from the nearest city to the crater. multiple hours of travel on rough roads isn't something many would do willingly.
They’re not isolated people, we are. Sit with that until something clicks.
Loved that your sense of curiosity was so piqued that you began this adventure to find out who lives in that small remote "dot". Wonderful work!
This is such a well done story. I can’t even imagine the amount of work and video that didn’t make it to this Final Cut. Thank you for sharing! Awesome work!
I found this video so therapeutic.
Growing up, when my friends and I were bored, we would just scroll across google earth and send each other screenshots of weird or strange places wondering what they were.
We could never go there, but I still do it from time to time saying up too late on the computer or my phone.
To actually see someone do a little adventure like this off of the same idea really got to me.
I hope this is a series. This was so cool.
Could do a "vacation" aboard on google maps (via street view). Look up all the flights and hotels, then go from there.
they made a video last year called "Who made these circles in the Sahara?" with the same concept!
Same as me ❤😂
20:55 something special at this moment, the music, the sight of what creative and constructive humans can do. The finest of nature and humans living together!
For once, seeing that with the arrival of humans, also came life.
Humans being humans lol❤️❤️
@@Leon_George what?
the combined music and the capture given gave me chills
That was a great moment the way it was capture and presented.
That is fantastic. It only proves, that - anywhere on this planet, we are all simple human beings, with our sole intention being living in peace, the ability to feed ourselves, raise our families, and going about our lives undisturbed. Such an example we could all follow to our betterment. Thank you for this article.
Amazing amazing work, that place is truly really beautiful, the landscape. Plus this documentary type of videos are top tier. I learned a lot from this
Love when it went from tense first interaction to "Come check out our land!" beautiful
humans really do be like that though.
most of our closed-off-ness comes from not knowing whether someone wishes to harm us or not.
which is fair enough.
A hundred years from now they will probably wish they never let anyone in. I can see why they may want to though because they seem to need help with roads, etc. I just hope they don’t end up like the Native Americans
@@NuggetGal humans do be traumatized
The ending there actually made me shed a few tears. That was so beautifully concluded. We may be able to gain everything there is online, but nothing beats actually going out there, talking to people and being more present in life, even if it means going slightly out of your comfort zone. Amazing video, amazing story, and as usual, amazing research done by the team!
Leave those people alone.
@@anypercentdeathless Chill. I’m sure they did. All they wanted to know was simply the truth. They’re not bothering the villagers
@@sykn5422 I think more trekking will happen there since its famous now. But I hope they could use this for transporting their goods etc. And its also essential to find what is going on there.
Like he said leave those people alone.
As long as no one’s forcibly resettling them or taking control of them, having people travel back and forth to their locations is a good thing. It’ll encourage trade, and build a road for them - something they’ve actually wanted.
This was excellent!!! I can’t believe you went to this much work to find the facts. Awesome!!
This is the best thing I saw on the internet today. Love the doc and love the ppl. Thanks Vox ❤
As a PhD student, I sometimes get lost in why we do research and what our missions are. You hit a best-ever example that reminds me to explore every corner of the world with a sharp mind like yours❤
Looks like a awesome place to be as a kid, exploring the hills. Feeling connected to the sky’s and space at night with no light pollution.
Indeed but imagine having to get help when you do kid things like hurt yourself playing around. Pros and cons to it all.
i just hope it says that way
Skies
Yes, you don't want to end up in the hospital there @@s70driver2005
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Your research is deeply impressive. Thank you for sharing this wonderful compilation. Congratulations to you and the team for the diligent, persistent hard work . I am sure the reward in return has been worth it. Thanks once again.
This kind of research takes a lot of dedicated, genuine effort, from a lot of people. It is nothing short of a mini-marvel. I enjoyed it thoroughly and would love to see more of it. Best compliments and Goodluck to each and everyone involved. Well done!
I'm glad you guys went on to do this documentary. It's amazing how the Internet connects people but honestly, it gives me relief when you found out the name of the crater and the village. I just hope that by shining a light onto this community won't put them in any danger but instead create a better infrastructure without damaging the area.
My point about wishing they had been left alone - life's pretty rough in Madagascar so my hope is that they are not joined by others especially as they are a minority. Let's not even think about corporations and corruption
im betting my left nut that since this docu is out, some marketing experts contacting travel agencies and developers thinking how could they push out the village build a hotel and charge semi rich firstworlders tons of cash. thanks vox.
Don't worry, colonization has been super cool and hasnt been the slightest bit destructive everywhere else in Africa right?
@@LittlewingsTravelsyeah, we all know minorities are incapable of deception and corruption. Just ‘pure’ native. If this happened in eastern Washington the very act of planting orange trees would break laws on ‘conservation’ of the land
As a Nigerian, my heart melted seeing Nigeria just above Madagascar on the list for countries with disastrous road networks. Nigeria really is in need of a robust leader. This is actually one of the best documentary ever from Vox. I was intrigued the whole time.... Definitely in need of a part 2!!!
Could be a way of keeping Mega Corp out.
India needs a good leader as well bro, i can understand
@@horseshoe804 modi isnt doing too bad no?
😊@@calvinabbott6920
@@jeffidk-dd8mm as of geopolitics yeah, as of politics within the country, no.
Pure beauty! Added to my favorite videos playlist. Thank you Vox and Lalie's team.
This was an awesome video show what the people who settled there accomplished.
It was beautiful. Thank you
This whole video needs to win awards. This is amazing journalism. Job well done Christophe, Lalie, and the whole team behind this. I hope you go win the awards you deserve.
Fr, I think that the distinction between “video essay” and “documentary” is largely a matter of where it’s available - this would sure be one if it was on Netflix or what have you
For those wondering about the Attack on Titan references *spoilers* and why Madagascar, the series mainly involves a group of people who live in a three tiered walled society that we later learn is built on and island. Later on maps are shown of the world and the map looks like a normal map of earth flipped upside down. In this upside-down map, we learn that the island where most of the story takes place happens on this Madagascar-parallel of an island.
JUST found this cannel ❤. Impressive and moved me to tears. Cant wait to watch all the content. Thank you!❤
Wow! Very interesting short form doc. I could watch another 10 hours. Thank you & well done!
As a person living in Madagascar (born and raised), this is actually mindblowing. I never knew about this. Thanks for the video!
It is amazing that we have some spaces like this. Your country is beautiful, & like many, I hear there's much good & bad....c'est la vie, eh!
Even in London, where I've been many years, I still find some places that I had no clue about. Not as fantastic as this spot, but still interesting.
I shall think of you out there on that island & I wish you all the best : D
Truly one of the best videos on this platform. Please, please continue doing stuff like this. It is unbelievably fascinating. Props to the entire team for all the hard work.
Virtue signaling is lame
Stop it
@@sendthis9480 the irony of you commenting this on one of the few Vox videos that aren’t virtue signaling or pushing an agenda is hilarious.
@@sendthis9480Bye.
You took one simple question and made it into a discovery! This was truly amazing. Much of what we need today, to understand people and ask simple questions! Very excited for your next "but, why?". Cheers!
Thank you for taking us on that journey. Non-stop amazing 😀
I hope that they remain safe, and don't lose the space they struggled to find. This was an incredible journey. The film crew did an amazing job reaching the destination and some great film work. Thank you for sharing this story.
Yes I agree that revealing a clan to the wider world definitely has its risks. There are a great many cases of tribes and small groups of people suffering from external Busy Body's.
I guarantee you they won't remain as safe with tourists to invade all the time. sad.
Exactly the problem with Western people, they don't even consider for one second the way their content on this huge platform will effect these people's lives.
I am afraid this would only lead to more land claims in Madagascar when rich & educated people of Madagascar will see that you can claim free land in the countryside. Soon it will lead to loss of free or wild land in the country.
@@terrymunoztrujillo483they will be safe. It's so remote that no tourists are ever going to get there. There is also nothing for the tourists to do there.
Honestly this deserves a journalism award, its incredible how much you can research without leaving your home office!
Hlo friend
Yeah, just send other people! 😂
@@gitadine That is how research happens. Someone with money is interested in an area, so they find local experts and pay them to go out in the field. I do think it’s morally questionable to send a film crew out to an isolated village, just cuz a Vox employee was trying to complete his Google Maps… but that’s a bigger conversation.
@@no1hypocrite They weren't being sent to a raging warzone. It's a paid exploration gig. I'm sure the team was very happy to get premium pay to go on a relatively fun activity.
@@no1hypocrite In what way is that morally questionable at all? Someone was doing research on a remote area and paid a group of people to explore it.
This is undoubtedly one of the most captivating videos I have encountered in recent times. I commend you on the exceptional work you have done in its creation!
Great job! Absolutely awesome job of researching and digging in to a mysterious location! I am a little curious about how much it cost to send that team as well as how much time you spent on it. This was a great documentary that explained pretty much everything I would want to know about that place. I am humbled by your tenacity and drive. Thank you.
This is absolutely amazing. Well done on the production on this one, and massive props to Andriamanisa for the incredible footage, and of course everyone else on the team
That's the thing I appreciate most about this brilliant piece of work - it wasn't a CZcamsr going to the place and giving us their opinions, they paid a local crew to do the interviews and show us this community. That's how it should be done.
@@gordon1545 Absolutely. Getting local experts is the way to go
also their documentary shots were filmed really good! i wish someone paid them to explore around places like this more often in madagascar so we can see more of things like this!
@@gordon1545 Wow, now that you mentioned it, almost got past me. It's the proper way! It wasn't Vox sending their people, they hired locals which are way better than even Vox themselves.
This is so wonderful! YOU TOOK US THERE. Amazing research, amazing footage, amazing people. This is just so incredibly made. You literally put them in the map. This piece deserves an Oscar. SOOOOO MUCH LOVE TO THIS CRAFT.
Great, now the village is going to be overrun by yuppie tourists.
Yeah, possibly, and tourism could either be a good thing or a bad thing for an isolated place like that.@@noseboop4354
Yeah, was thinking too, what a wonderful piece. Beautiful narrative. Hope Vox gets to keep making pieces like this.
I watched the video from start to finish and was really happy with what you did to inform the world about this village many people never knew existed, thanks for the good job. Adejo Lucky Solomon from Nigeria
I would have never learned about this place if I hadn't stumbled upon your video. The place is remote and isolated but so majestic. You can almost visualise what the Earth would have looked like before all the civilisations.
These are some of my favourite videos at Vox. They identify interesting places where not much is known about it then they make it known. Chistophe and everyone person who helped like Laile deserve such a big applause. I wish the town well. Great video keep it up.
I like local people being hired for the story as well
this one and that portugal surf beach, both bring tears toward the end of video 👍goodjob vox
can you recommend some more of their videos that are similar to this? ive only seen this one and the desert holes one
@@artx000 i think it’s just those two
I usually do not comment on videos but great story Christopher. I am amazed at your efforts hiring local people to do part of your reporting instead of you traveling there as amazing that could have been. I have never thought about ethical reporting in this sense and this is a push to make sure talent is seen, as well as local degrees (such as the masters thesis student that had journeys to the crater) help can provide in narrating these touching stories. Great job
@sergiomares9952 Yes we're incredibly grateful to Christophe and the exceptional team at Vox for their trust and for providing us with this invaluable opportunity. Sending a local crew to produce the show in our community isn't a common occurrence, making this trust even more significant to us. It's through their belief in us that Johary, our fellow compatriot and a skilled Hydrologist who grew up amidst those majestic mountains, could share their expertise. This unique chance not only honors our community's knowledge but also amplifies Johary's insights, enriching the understanding of our region's unique hydrology and heritage.
What a journey. Beautifully captured landscape scenes. I appreciate you and your team's diligence. I'm happy to witness a village with clean water and fertile land.
YES! You made another one! I've been praying for another one since your weird spots in the desert video and this just blew me away. Fantastic job to the team who went on this discovery and Chris for job well done. I love that you funded locals into doing this rather than hiring an american team. Someone please tell Lalie that she and her team did an amazing job and also to Rado, a huge thank you for showing us this in such a breathtaking way.
Yes the local touch was great!
Yes same here, loved the Saharan weird spots
And great comment
Local team was probably a lot cheaper than an american team.
Thank you for sharing this journey with us ❤️
This is definitely one of the more interesting videos that I've seen on CZcams lately. You would never expect people to be living in Madagascar out of nowhere. What happened to civilizations and new cultures is going to be an interesting factoid that we run into as we grow as a species
You might not but plenty of people who were perhaps educated in a different country/society would be. Everything is unique and amazing when you have grown up and lived your life in yee haww 'murica.
I got mesmerized when I saw the lemon and orange field 😮
those people are the future new civilizations
You would never expect people to be living in Madagascar?? I can appreciate curiosity but it’s a country…. I’m perplexed.
I really enjoyed watching this! ❤ Thank you for your research, resourcefulness and creativity!
This is so incredible to watch and shows your hardwork! Thank you for bringing amazing content. Absolutely enjoyed watching this ❤️
The reason why most google maps sites on the crater, were attack on titan references; it’s because if you flip the world map and compare it with attack on titan’s you realize that it’s the same. It also has some importance that most of the series and manga takes place on the island of Madagascar(Paradis) and if that wasn’t much enough, there’s also in the series and manga, 3 huge walls that form 3 circles right where the crater is located.
😂😂 Amazing.
i was about to say this
Those russian weebs on internet just got no life imagine having time to do this lol. They have similarity with paradis people tho they searched for a new place to have better life.
Eren is black
Wow, you nailed it! As a fellow Malagasy, I'm stoked that you've given our local talent a chance to shine in these breathtaking scenes. I can only imagine the hustle and bustle backstage - thank you so much for your time and effort in bringing this masterpiece to reality! We could certainly do with more videos like this! Ones that highlight the good things in life instead of the usual gloom and political drama. Misaotra!
I was also happy to hear from the Malagasy scientists and guides. Near the beginning of the video I was thinking "Please tell me you didn't send a crew of white folks to check up on what the local people were up to." I'm glad they didn't go that route.
@@lorigoshert6667is there something wrong with white ppl?
@@cory_hugs7850 Yes, they are the least corrupted on the island.
@@cory_hugs7850 Way to get instantly defensive.
@@Slaaan ah yes, the vox woke fanbase
Thank you very much for making this video. I am an artist who draw my inspiration from my country's culture and traditions and the stories that go around us all the time. We wouldn't have known so much details if it was not for your curiosity and your perseverance to make this wonderful documentary. Me an my friend who live in this village go around planting trees everywhere we can in Madagascar because once upon a time, all of this region was covered by trees and wildlife in abundance and we have so many stories to tell as of yet. Special thanks to Rado, the wonderful cameraman who got bitten by wasps while doing a video shoot with myself in an ancient cave. Respect to you all. Tank you so much. We now exist and on the map!
this was so beautiful to watch... love how you put their village on map literally
I stumbled across this completely randomly, but it's one of the most compelling human stories I've ever found on CZcams. You did an amazing job on research and the production is first class. Quite well shot and edited. Bravo. I look forward to more of your work.
Amazing
I too stumbled on it. A very good story. The power of the internet, however a double edged sword. Now a lot of people know about this place, I hope it brings them more prosperity. A better road perhaps.
Steve USA
Completely randomly? It's being recommended to everybody who watches CZcams right now. : P
This was amazing.
Vox please continue these types of projects and stay far way from politics
If you enjoyed the story centered around this village you should try the channel Rare Earth, it is in the same vein, and has stories from all over the world.
A road would make their paradise more easily accessible, but also corrupted by the same conditions they fled. This was a beautiful story. I hope they can find a balance that will keep their peace, and make them more prosperous.
exactly. better roads would make it easier, but that brings in more people and ruins it.
Yeah. I hope they never get a road. They dodged a bullet with the research team.
Sorry.
Excellent job y'all. No politics, no drama, just good old fashion storytelling with facts. Very nice, thank you.
Thanks Vox for this amazing journalism of yours. I don’t have Wi-Fi connection only data but still watching the whole story. That was epic and satisfying. I love this kind of presentation rather than scrolling on screen watching unnecessary video.
What a fantastic piece with superb Vox-level production values!
I am a geologist and lived in Madagascar in 1984-85, the island and its people are beautifully unique and very friendly. Your combination of a Google Earth mystery investigation, accurate plate tectonic geology, remarkable alkali mantle plume remnants and your obvious love of a good story makes for a great piece.
Thanks for the fun.
Have you seen Nick Zentner's geology videos on CZcams? He's a geology professor at CWU in Washington, talking about the ice age floods and lots of other really interesting stuff, including video of many of his lectures and visiting sites in the field.
@@zeruty for sure, Nick's great, I have taken groups on Geologic field trips in this area for many years....fascinating landscape and great wine too!
What makes this piece special is every step, every website, every audio file, every grainy cellphone video, was meticulously crafted into a compelling narrative; like connecting dots on a cork-board. Thanks for bringing us along for the ride! An important piece of investigative journalism.
Counterpoint: this is just a guy in an apartment with Google. The real work was done by the people who actually went there.
@@colebradbury1808fair point and I don't think the first commenter point was that all the credits would go to the "guy". Which is not what you've said, also, but the research to look for documents and the right people, the interviews and such were necessary and as important. And the initial idea, of course.
A good analogy would be one was the brains and the on foot team were the muscle. One cannot succeed without the other.
Truly a wonderful video, remarkable efforts by all who made this video possible, I am humbled by such positive energy that went to making this video so worthwhile watching and cherishing. The smiles of the villagers just makes me so pleased. A big thank you, VOX team, keep up the good work and best wishes for the rest of this year and the years ahead. CHEERS from Kerala, India! (I actually stumbled on this video, I am more on geopolitics issues but this video was really WOW!)
Didn't notice 24 mins flew so fast, this was amazing story telling. I'm going to binge watch your videos now.