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Welcome by the chief and his warriors, then an insight into village life: crops, architecture, traditional medicine, hunting and fishing traps.
Official websitevanuatu.travel→A customary culture that is still very much alive; on 15 February, John Frum followers parade as “soldiers” with bamboo rifles.
Official websitevanuatu.travel→Geometric patterns traced with one finger in a single continuous line, passing on myths and genealogies; inscribed on UNESCO’s intangible heritage list in 2008.
Official websiteich.unesco.org→From 1906 to 1980, France and the United Kingdom jointly governed the New Hebrides; independence was declared on 30 July 1980.
Official websitevanuatu.travel→Around 100,000 American troops passed through Santo; the museum tells the story of this period, Million Dollar Point and the Coolidge wreck.
Official websitesouthpacificwwiimuseum.com→National cultural institution founded in 1959, home to the National Museum and promoting the cultures of the archipelago; call before visiting.
Official websitevanuatuculturalcentre.gov.vu→Three sites linked to the last great chief of central Vanuatu, who died around 1600, protected by a taboo respected for more than 400 years; UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Official websitewhc.unesco.org→Permanently active volcano, approached to the crater rim with a guide; alert level 2 and a 600 m danger zone around the vents.
Official websitevmgd.gov.vu→Two active volcanoes monitored by the national geohazards department, at alert level 3: any hike to the craters must be cleared locally.
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