Paea. Polynesian stories, Tour of Tahiti
There is little or nothing of the Marae Mahiatea built by Purea to ensure the supremacy of his son's children and the Amo Pomare. Cook had the opportunity to admire the beautiful dimensions 81 meter, 25 meters wide, 13 meters high due to 11 steps that composed. The monument to Tati, the great Tati, evokes memories. Its stones desecrated, used in the construction of the road, a bridge that was swept away by a flood, and the establishment of high planting Atimaono, which made bankrupt. Atimaono, the only coastal plain worthy of the name, inspira Sterseven...
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After a stop in Taravao, crossroads between west coast and east coast, between the mainland and the small land, turn fantasy continues, Tautira between fantasy and because the road is nonexistent Teahupoo. The island is full of contrasts, sometimes you forget the myth, dream and face the reality of a barracks, true of another age fortification built to prevent the men from the peninsula not swell the rebels Tahiti. When the war ended she became gendarmerie, during World War II jail for ten Germans settled in the island, enfin...
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We leave the peninsula, and that Papearii which was according to tradition earth anchor for these first inhabitants of Tahiti founders of the great line of Teva whose sovereignty extended to Papara. They had arrived the great Marae Taputapuatea Raiatea carrying sacred stones founding their new Marae. Cette villa ensevelie sous la végétation protégée des regards fut construite par l’écrivain anglais Robert Keable ancien pasteur de l’église anglicane célèbre en Amérique pour ses ouvrages religieux mais Tahiti comme souvent métamorphose les hommes et Keable oubliant les trésors...
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It is around this harbor that the pastor Crook and missionaries of the London Missionary settle. The port starts attracting whalers, merchant ships and warships same. In 1843, this village nascent, became the capital of the French protectorate and Queen Pomare IV including the importance of this place is moved to his home. Vaiete that crosses the royal lands gives its name to the city, Vaiete, Papeete, basket of water, this is indeed where the locals once they filled their canteens then carried in woven baskets. Si les missionnaires anglais ont bien crée la...
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This is the east coast, à l’exemple de James Cook qui fut le premier à le faire que commence ce tour de l’île, fantasy turn-. A Pirae, history and literature meet at the foot of the waterfall Fataua immortalized by Pierre Loti. «Is, All day there were numerous society, "he wrote, « sur l’herbe on trouvait étendues les belles jeunes femmes de Papeete qui passaient les chaudes journées tropicales à causer chanter, sleep or even to swim and dive like bream agile. » Sur le côté une piste escarpée trace son chemin jusqu’aux ruines d’un refuge ou s’étaient retranchés...
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We talked about it with my friend, before people lived in the forest, and not by the sea, Now we live near the sea, more convenient for fishing and the rest, this is the old saying, We were there not. Papenoo Valley is one of the largest, One of those was the longest inhabited, residential pavements, terraces, foundation of boxes, ruins of domestic marae have been restored and are now maintained and open to walkers, walkers, it is with these remains that we understand the nobility of the stone , pierre qui enferme le sacré qui impose le tapu qui...
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