The beach made famous by a hit film starring Leonardo DiCaprio has been closed because it has been destroyed by swarms of tourists. Millions of people have been drawn to the azure waters of Maya Bay ...

In some frustrating environmental news, Thailand’s Maya Bay will be closed "indefinitely" after an influx of tourists messed up the coral surrounding the island, CNN reports. Maya Bay in Thailand was ...

BANGKOK – Authorities in Thailand have ordered the temporary closing of the beach made famous by the Leonardo DiCaprio movie "The Beach" to halt environmental damage caused by too many tourists. Maya ...

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BANGKOK-- Authorities in Thailand have ordered the temporary closing of the beach made famous by the Leonardo DiCaprio movie "The Beach" to halt environmental damage caused by too many tourists. Maya ...

This pretty stretch of sand in Thailand’s Phi Phi islands has been a bucket-list staple ever since it was the other star — besides Leonardo DiCaprio — of Danny Boyle’s 2000 film “The Beach.” But ...

The Leonardo DiCaprio film The Beach that came out in 2000 about a fictional island utopia hidden from the outside world helped make Thailand's Maya Bay very popular. Too popular, it turned out. By ...

Thailand's Maya Bay, made famous in 1998 film "The Beach," is closing to tourists for the first time. The crowds it attracts have caused damaged to the beach and its surroundings. The beach is also ...

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