Hiva Oa

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Hiva Oa

an island of the Marquesas

sign Welcome

 

people Welcome

 

 

 

 

the bus to Atuona

 

the Gendarmerie

 

 Gauguin Museum

 

entrance to Paul Gauguin's house "la maison du jouir"

 

panel on the "la maison du jouir"

 

Paul Gauguin's grave
on the hill overlooking the sea

 

grave marker

 

graves with lush flowers and vegetation

 

some with crosses

 

a Tiki

 

the grave of Jacques Brel

 

island women

 

a child

 

a man with the Marquesas style tattoos

 

unloading construction supplies from the Aranui
(all materials come in on the monthly supply ship)

 

returning the empty fuel drums

 

loading copra, the cash crop

 

the trading cashier

Mea'e Iipona, ancient cult site on Hiva Oa

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