The Phi Phi Islands (Thai: หมู่เกาะพีพี, Thai pronunciation: [pʰīː pʰīː]) are located in Thailand, between the large island of Phuket and the western Andaman Sea coast of the mainland. The islands are administratively part of Krabi province. Ko Phi Phi Don ("ko" (Thai: เกาะ) meaning "island" in the Thai language) is the largest island of the group, and is the only island with permanent inhabitants, although the beaches of the second largest island, Ko Phi Phi Lee (or "Ko Phi Phi Leh"), are visited by many people as well. The rest of the islands in the group, including Bida Nok, Bida Noi, and Bamboo Island (Ko Mai Phai), are not much more than large limestone rocks jutting out of the sea.
Phi Phi Don was initially populated by Muslim fishermen during the late 1940s, and later became a coconut plantation. The Thai population of Phi Phi Don remains more than 80% Muslim. The actual population however, if counting laborers, especially from the north-east, from the mainland is much more Buddhist these days.
The islands came to worldwide prominence when Ko Phi Phi Leh was used as a location for the 2000 British-American film The Beach. This attracted criticism, with claims that the film company had damaged the island's environment, an accusation the film's makers contest. The film's release was attributed to an increase in tourism to the islands. Phi Phi Leh also houses the 'Viking Cave', from which there is a thriving bird's nest soup industry.
Ko Phi Phi was devastated by the Indian Ocean Tsunami of December 2004, when nearly all of the island's infrastructure was destroyed. As of 2010 most, but not all, of this has been restored
Algunas zonas todavia estan totalmente destruidas, concretamente en la zona de las imagenes ya esta todo casi restaurado pero en un lateral de la isla en un hotel murieron mas de 200 suecos y todavia se puede ver el hotel completamente destruido, las imagees son tomadas por mi cuando fui en febrero 2011, saludos amigo
brunooq7 2 months ago
Algunas zonas todavia estan totalmente destruidas, concretamente en la zona de las imagenes ya esta todo casi restaurado pero en un lateral de la isla en un hotel murieron mas de 200 suecos y todavia se puede ver el hotel completamente destruido, las imagees son tomadas por mi cuando fui en febrero 2011, saludos amigo
brunooq7 2 months ago
La verdad que cualquiera diría que allí hubo una tragedia como el tsunami que tantas vidas se llevó aquel año. La zona restaurada se mira con vida. Imagino son imágenes grabadas por ti.
Saludos Bruno, abrazos
satanick69 2 months ago
@satanick69 Algunas zonas todavia estan totalmente destruidas, concretamente en la zona de las imagenes ya esta todo casi restaurado pero en un lateral de la isla en un hotel murieron mas de 200 suecos y todavia se puede ver el hotel completamente destruido, las imagees son tomadas por mi cuando fui en febrero 2011, saludos amigo
brunooq7 2 months ago