Atolls in the Maldive Islands (© Sakis Papadopoulos/plainpicture)
【August 20 2014】Southwest of India and Sri Lanka, the Republic of the Maldives has become a holiday hot spot during the past 40 years. Fewer than 200 of the 1,192 islands within the 26 atolls are occupied, and most of those cater to the tourism industry, though fishing is still a major economic force.Explore breathtaking Gallery from the HuluTrip homepage over the past 5 years..