Rice paddies to mega resorts: declassified spy satellite images reveal Bali’s transformation
Extent of decades of development is laid bare as Indonesia wrestles with how to control development on the holiday island
“I wonder what Bali used to be like?” is a common refrain heard on Indonesia’s best-known holiday island.
Famous for its lush green rice paddies and stunning beaches, the “island of the Gods” has undergone rapid change over the past half-century with locals and tourists complaining about the traffic, pollution and badly behaved foreigners that have come with the hotels and resorts that now swamp the island.
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