Top Five Slums In The World

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Do you know that slums have become tourists’ sites too?

Maybe, a lot of people may think that slums are not to be visited. In the tourism world, slums used to be seen as places to avoid. But nowadays, with the growth of tourism in countries like Brazil, Mexico and India.

This kind of exotic excursion is being searched for tourists around the world. They are looking for even more exotic destinations like South Africa and Kenya, but Rocinha Slum in Brazil is still the most visited in the world.

We have seen a lot of tourists who leave the most beautiful parts of a country only to be seen coming around these slums. There are lots of fascinating things that happen here but the crime rate is still on the increase.

Let’s talk about those top 5 countries and you will discover another possibility to enjoy.

Kibera

Kibera

Have you heard about Kibera? Kibera is the second largest slum in Africa, it has a deep lake of infrastructure and the inhabitants don’t have basic services like sanitation, but it still offer amazing exotic landscapes and sympathy of people are amazing. It is located in Kenya and there you would see a lot of unbelievable living conditions in the country.

Favela da Rocinha

Brazil is one of countries in world where you can find several slums mainly in cities like Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.

The most well known slum in Brazil is favela da Rocinha, that has about 300 thousands inhabitants and it’s surrounded by many expensive neighborhoods like Copacabana and Leblon. You would be fascinated that this is a real scene in Brazil

Neza-Chalco-Itza

Mexico city is one of the largest cities in the world and it has the largest slum in the world. Neza-Chalco-Itza has about 4 million inhabitants and it’s considered a city inside the city, they have their own commerce and culture.

Their markets and fairs are amazing and worth the visit. You can see that you would see better things in this place. A lot of tourists are coming here despite the other amazing things that other Mexican cities are offering.

Dharavi

India: It’s a country of contracts, you will be able to see the wealth mixed with poverty and the best example of this is Dharavi, a huge slum in Mumbai. You would see how life has saddened against some of the people who are living here.

Khayelitsha

South Africa is one of the finest countries in Africa. Little wonder that people are visiting to it. Another very interesting city is Cape Town, not long ago, people there were divided between black and white.

The sad apartheid, unfortunately until today we can see this problem, mainly at the Khayelitsha, the biggest slum of the country. This is where you would see the suffering, the pain and poverty all hitting some of these people.

You can see that slums have a lot of exciting things around and you can be a change by supporting the people living in any of these destinations.


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