Maldives a lost paradise

2007.06.30 Addu Atoll, Maldives A girl plays in Hithadhoo. The atoll was a British army base and the local population had contact with Westerners up until 1976, when the British left. Unemployed locals emigrate to Male and other "tourist" atolls. 28 mm Manual 1/125 sec at f / 4,5 ISO 400