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A sacred island, a heap of vanilla beans, and a persistent puppy

July 2016 The spiritual center of French Polynesia Paths of stone. Walls of stone. Mounds of stone. Hundreds of stones assembled at the seaside more than a thousand years ago by early Polynesians, each believed to contain spiritual power or Mana. Raiatea is home to one of the most important places in all of Polynesia; […]
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