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Introducing Maldives
Perhaps the ultimate in long haul luxury, the Maldives is currently enjoying incredible growth again having bounced back from a series of disasters in the past few years including the coral bleaching wrought by el Niño and the horror of the 2004 tsunami. Indeed, so superior are its beaches, so cobalt blue its waters and so warm its welcome that the country has become a byword for paradise whether it be for honeymooners, sun worshippers or divers.
A geological eccentricity nestled in the middle of the Indian Ocean, the Maldives are a series of ancient coral reefs that grew up around the sides of towering prehistoric volcanoes. These immense structures have long since sunk into the ocean, leaving behind coral islands of incredible natural beauty, now themselves being colonised by travellers seeking unbridled pampering and romance, from the modernity of Male’ to the idyllic paradise of the Southern Atolls.
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Latest headlines for Maldives
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Leading by an achievable example
2 June 2009 1:11PM
President of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed argues that his country's carbon-neutral goals are practical and profitable.
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Girl names Maldives coral reef
29 May 2009 4:11PM
A 10-year-old London girl wins a competition to name one of the world's first cultivated coral reefs in the Maldives.
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