Maldives Paradise

Michel Braunstein · Issue 113, Mar/Apr 2020 · pp. 54–57

Everything that had to be written has already been written about the Maldives. Every superlative has been used to describe the local “wallpaper” filled with enchanting islands and atolls, beautiful reefs, white sand beaches with deep green palm trees and the turquoise sea in the background. Let’s not forget the dream resorts which can’t leave anyone unmoved. Maldives is a paradise for every visitor, especially divers. The Maldives Archipelago is in the Indian Ocean, south west of India and Sri Lanka. It contains 26 atolls with almost 1200 islands. Some Islands are simply beaches in the middle of the ocean. Tourists can stay on approximately 100 islands; the rest is occupied by the Maldivian people or it is unpopulated. Male is the overcrowded capital island of the Islamic Republic of Maldives. Male and Ari are probably the most popular atolls of all and closest to the international airpo…