Rapa is a remote atoll in the Austral Islands of French Polynesia with a population of about 500. It is also known as Rapa Iti or Oparo. It is not to be confused with Rapa Nui (Easter Island).
Map of Rapa
Understand
[edit]The culture and lifestyle of the Rapans is described in the book Rapan Lifeways (1970), by F. Allan Hanson.
Settlements
[edit]- 1 Haurei. The main population center, located on Haurei Bay. Ha'urei is also known as Ahurei
Get in
[edit]Get around
[edit]The roads consist of mostly dirt and the weather is for the most, tropical.
See
[edit]Archeological sites
- Morongo Uta, which was developed c. 1450–1550 AD
Do
[edit]Rapa is home to the Tahitian Choir in which one third of the island's population sing traditional songs.
Eat
[edit]Drink
[edit]Sleep
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