I’ve been to Jakarta twice. Amazing people. Thanks for writing this Steve!

…rit was malaria, but the colonizers also succumbed to typhus, cholera, dysentery, and dengue fever. Even when they survived the tropical sicknesses, they suffered rash, heat, and a dozen other grievances in what was called “the unhealthiest town in the world.”
The Radical Plan to Save the Fastest Sinking City in the World
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I’ve been to Jakarta twice. Amazing people. Thanks for writing this Steve!
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