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: https://youtu.be/YIOon-drZhE

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.

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.

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 ❤

I hope this video doesn’t create “traffic & tourism” to this village. As hard as their life is, it’s still pretty much “paradise”

This is the type of video essays/documentary I love: "I saw something cool on google earth and wanted to learn more about it"

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!

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.

I'm so impressed with this video! As someone who was raised in a trailer in rural Northern California, with no power or water, I wanted to leave as a teenager but once I did, I spent every day wishing I could go back! There's something so peaceful, real, honest and indescribably beautiful that you can only experience to understand. So I completely relate to why they wanted to live there and I praise them for their courage and strength to create their own lives! Thank you for bringing this video to the rest of the world! THIS is what our modern technology should be used for! Well done!!

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.

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.

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!

Letting this guy take these “google maps projects” (like the Sahara circles) to this level of production is the best thing Vox has done. Love this.

Imagine moving to the most remote place you could find to escape everyone and then you end up on the internet.

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♥️

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!

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.

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.

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.

I’m indonensian and a doctor from island of sumatra, i have seen a lot of face, but somehow i feel like seeing familiar face whenever madagascar people appear on my youtube feed, it’s like we are look alike, there’s a old indonesian folk song that called “nenek moyangku seorang pelaut” in english means “my ancestors was a sailor”.