Voyage aux Maldives, 2024 / Travel to Maldives, 2024
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Introduction

As this article is not a scientific publication, the genus Conus, Cypraea and Oliva will be used and the name of the author will not be specified. Since 2017, we have been working on the Maldives CONIDAE inventory (Touitou, 2017) (Touitou, 2023). Relatively little data is available on the subject. We still have many points to clarify and the 2023 trip did not live up to our expectations. This time we chose an island which has two reefs (inner and outer reefs). Destination: Summer Island in Male Atoll. Be aware that the hotel is not fantastic compared to what you can find in the Maldivian archipelago. The quality/price ratio is not good and it is the first time that in a four star hotel we have been offered Nescafé in the morning in the restaurant, I would even say that it is the first time in our lives that this has happened (all types of hotels combined)... However, a Nespresso coffee machine is present in the room with four capsules per day. Incomprehensible....

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