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What the Maldives looked like before mass tourism CNN 2 hrs ago © Courtesy Kurumba Maldives The Maldives: turquoise waters, luminous white sands, gorgeous technicolor sunsets and, of course, luxury. But believe it or not there was a time when the Maldives wasn t one of the most glamorous getaways in the world. When Mohamed Umar MU Maniku and three friends opened Kurumba, the country s first tourist resort, in 1972, there wasn t even a dock. Visitors had to wade in waist-high water to get from the boat to the beach. © Courtesy Kurumba Maldives The first visitors were mostly journalists and photographers from Italy. Even though there weren t glass-bottom overwater villas and seaplanes yet, it was clear that the Maldives was already working its magic. Today, there are more than 100 resorts spread across more than 1,200 islands.

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