Welcome to the world’s tallest slum: poverty-ridden
Today, as the government is grappling with a citywide housing shortage, the tower is a stark monument to what could have been in the country’s crime-plagued capital. The tower is dogged by accusations of being a hotbed of crime, drugs and corruption. But to residents, many of whom have spent their entire lives there, it’s just home.
Watch as $4 climbs the tower and gains rare access to residents’ daily lives inside this unique and sinister establishment.