Disappointing travel destination Male, Maldives | For half a century, the local tourist industry was busy building a reputation as a destination close to paradise. And it’s true if you stick to your resort. Just don’t visit the capital Male. Approx. 133,000 people live in the Capital of the Maldives. But the city only has 5.8 sqkm of space to offer. As a result it is ranked #11 in the list of places with the highest density of people in the world.
Since there is no surrounding countryside, all infrastructure has to be located in Male itself. Water is provided from desalinated ground water. The waterworks pumps up brackish water from 60m deep wells and desalinates that. Sewage is pumped unprocessed into the ocean. Solid waste is transported to nearby islands, where it fills in lagoons. For example the international airport was built this way. Electricity is produced by using diesel generators.
Why does an ugly place like Male actually exist in the first place? Blame the Portuguese. They founded Male as a trading post in the 16th century.
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Disappointing travel destination Male Maldives. By Chili and Churp | © International Destinations | Header image by Shahee Ilyas – Male total (wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0). More Travel News here.
