The dune above the beach at Maya Bay was first cleared by a bulldozer.

The bulldozer at work.

An attempt to keep the newly cut dune from eroding

Then poles were put in to mark the location for the palms trees. Originally they wanted to plant more than 100, but this number was later cut back to 60 after protests.

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