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1. Vietnam
22m
We are in the Quan Hoa mountains in the Northwest of Vietnam. It is one of the poorest and most isolated regions in the country. Here, most of the inhabitants live on less than a dollar a day. However, this province possesses an inexhaustible treasure: bamboo. Or as the Vietnamese refer to it "green gold". Some of this bamboo is transported on rafts... Makeshift crafts, assembled in just a few hours, are sent down the twists and turns of the tumultuous river Luong.
2. Cameroon
22m
The bravest drivers in Cameroon are named the "Clandos"; the name comes from the word clandestine or illegal. They drive illegal taxis and are the only ones who are brave enough to navigate the country's dangerous road networks, some of the worst on the A
3. China's Dragon Road
22m
In the south of China, in the Guizhou province, mountains cover 90% of the land. Within these mountains two of the regions most vital and abundant resources are found: bamboo and coal. Both are essential for industrial development, as well as providing a
4. Congo Katanga
22m
In Katanga many people are waiting for a train named after a bird, the "Swallow". More than 2000 people, three times the train's capacity, are squeezing in the carriages. Conditions are precarious in the "Swallow", which crosses the whole country in more
5. Suriname
22m
It is difficult to find Suriname on a map. But it is not imaginary. Suriname is found at the heart of the Amazon: a country of jungle. At 163,000km2, it is a sixth of the size of France, covered in dense, green forest. There are few roads and some tracks
6. Haiti
22m
Haiti is the poorest country in the Caribbean. 5 years after the earthquake which hit Port-au-Prince and the surrounding areas, the effects of the catastrophe are still being felt. To cross the country, there are only dirt tracks to transport people and t
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