Unbelievable but true story: To live here, you have to cut the appendix

It is the Antarctic Chilean settlement, also one of the only two towns in Antarctica.

Before you want to go to the town of Villa Las Estrellas to live, you have to remove the appendix. Because if you live here and you suffer from appendicitis, you may lose your life because the town is too remote and cannot be treated.

All year round during the icy months, the town of Villa Las Estrellas , also known as The Stars in Antarctica, is one of the most remote towns in the world. It is the Antarctic Chilean settlement, also one of the only two towns in Antarctica.

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Villa Las Estrellas town.

According to research, although the population in this place only fluctuates in about 100 people but also full gym, motel, stadium, church, post office and some other facilities.

However, if you want to go to this harsh wilderness to live, you must meet certain conditions, in which the first condition that not everyone can accept, is to have the appendix removed .

Specifically, according to the report, the inhabitants of the town are mainly Chilean researchers, air force, and navy. Because it takes a long time to work here, usually people will take their whole family with them.

The temperature here is always cold, the average temperature is about - 3 degrees Celsius, even there are cold days to the temperature below the level of - 47 degrees C.

Due to difficult living conditions, when suffering from acute appendicitis, if not treated promptly, it can lead to blood infection and make the patient life-threatening. Although some doctors still stayed in town, no specialist surgeon was here.

In addition, the largest hospital is located 1000km from the town , so in case of the worst, those who want to settle in the icy town of Villa Las Estrellas have to undergo appendix removal surgery before coming here. .

Update 18 December 2018
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