INDICATORS ON MALDIVES YOU SHOULD KNOW

"It's much better than hemp," wrote Ibn Battuta, "and it is accustomed to sew together the planks of Sindhi and Yemeni dhows, for this sea abounds in reefs, and When the planks were fastened with iron nails, they'd break into parts in the event the vessel strike a rock. The coir gives the boat greater elasticity, so that it will not split up."Roman