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About VanuatuAbout Vanuatu

83 islands83 islands New HebridesNew Hebrides 105 different cultures & languages105 different cultures & languages

A brief HistoryA brief History

1606—Fernando de Quiros1606—Fernando de Quiros 1774—Capt. James Cook1774—Capt. James Cook 1839—John Williams1839—John Williams 1860’s—British/French cotton 1860’s—British/French cotton

plantationsplantations WWII—Americans, Gods???WWII—Americans, Gods??? 1980—Independence1980—Independence

A Few Facts about Port VilaA Few Facts about Port Vila

CapitalCapital Population: 36,000Population: 36,000 Dec.-March Avg. Temp. 89.6 degrees Dec.-March Avg. Temp. 89.6 degrees

FF Exchange Rate $1USD~$113VUVExchange Rate $1USD~$113VUV

Things to Do…Things to SeeThings to Do…Things to See

Port Vila Market Port Vila Market National Cultural National Cultural

CenterCenter Ekasup Cultural Ekasup Cultural

VillageVillage Hideaway Island Hideaway Island

(Mele) (Mele) Mele-Maat Mele-Maat

CascadesCascades Erakor IslandErakor Island Pango PointPango Point

Do & See continued…Do & See continued…

Sirivi VillageSirivi Village Havannah HarborHavannah Harbor Mount EskineMount Eskine

– 25km from Port 25km from Port VilaVila

approx. 15mi approx. 15mi

Port Vila MarketPort Vila Market

See and buy local produce and artifacts. See and buy local produce and artifacts. Produce is fresh, organic, and cheap!!Produce is fresh, organic, and cheap!!

Stalls selling beaded necklaces, Vanuatu Stalls selling beaded necklaces, Vanuatu souvenirs, and woodcarvings. souvenirs, and woodcarvings.

National Cultural CenterNational Cultural Center Contains traditional artifacts, from Contains traditional artifacts, from

masks and slit gongs to mats and masks and slit gongs to mats and scale models of outrigger canoesscale models of outrigger canoes

Also contains pre-historic shells, Also contains pre-historic shells, fossils and pottery, and animals and fossils and pottery, and animals and birds from every island. birds from every island.

CannibalismCannibalism

Ekasup Cultural Village Ekasup Cultural Village

View ceremonies, View ceremonies, taste traditionally taste traditionally cooked food cooked food

Discover values and Discover values and what was important - what was important - for example, to a for example, to a young man, the best young man, the best wives were the one’s wives were the one’s who were the best who were the best cooks, not the best cooks, not the best lookers. lookers.

Hideaway Island (Mele)Hideaway Island (Mele)

Mele Village is Port Mele Village is Port Vila’s largest villageVila’s largest village

Marine SanctuaryMarine Sanctuary Underwater Post OfficeUnderwater Post Office

Mele CascadesMele Cascades

On Hideaway Island On Hideaway Island Outpouring of underground spring-- the Outpouring of underground spring-- the

water is cool, clear, & refreshing. water is cool, clear, & refreshing. 5 pools--highlight is at the waterfall itself5 pools--highlight is at the waterfall itself

Erakor IslandErakor Island

small island in Erakor small island in Erakor lagoon lagoon

Erakor LagoonErakor Lagoon Offers swim off the Offers swim off the

sandy beach, dive and sandy beach, dive and watersports facilities, watersports facilities, bar and restaurant. bar and restaurant.

5 min. ride from Vila to 5 min. ride from Vila to the free 24 hour ferry, the free 24 hour ferry, operates on the half operates on the half hour. hour.

Pango PointPango Point

name from name from Samoan Samoan missionaries who missionaries who came from Pago came from Pago Pago (pronounced Pago (pronounced Pango Pango) in Pango Pango) in Samoa. Samoa.

Popular for Popular for Surfing & Surfing & Snorkeling Snorkeling

Havannah HarborHavannah Harbor

19431943 Efate IslandEfate Island USS DenverUSS Denver