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Raiatea, Polynesia

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January 17th 2014
January 17, 2014 Today we visited Raiatea, French Polynesia. We took a small group tour by Land Rover jeep to see the highlights of this small island. The tour took us along the coast and then into the heart of the island ( actually the middle of the crater from the volcano that created Raiatea ) into the lush forest. Visited a farm that produces Vanilla in the wild. Most is grown in “ ... read more

Oceania » French Polynesia » Raiatea

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The French annexed various Polynesian island groups during the 19th century. In September 1995, France stirred up widespread protests by resuming nuclear testing on the Mururoa atoll after a three-year moratorium. The tests were suspended in January ... ... read more