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  • Interior of the Fayaoue Catholic church on the ouvea island in the Loyalty islands..Ouvéa (local pronunciation: [u?ve.a]) is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The settlement of Fayaoué [fa?jawe], on Ouvéa Island, is the administrative centre of the commune of Ouvéa..Ouvéa is made up of Ouvéa Island, the smaller Mouli Island and Faiava Island, and several islets around these three islands. All these lie among the Loyalty Islands, to the northeast of New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Islands Province of New Caledonia..The crescent-shaped island, which belongs to a larger atoll, is 50 km (30 miles) long and 7 km (4.5 miles) wide. It lies northeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa is home to around 3,000 people that are organized into tribes divided into Polenesian, Melanesian and Walisian by ethnic descend. The Iaai language is spoken on the island..The two native languages of Ouvéa are the Melanesian Iaai and the Polynesian Faga Uvea, which is the only Polynesian language that has taken root in New Caledonia. Speakers of Faga Uvea have fully integrated into the Kanak society, and consider themselves Kanak..Ouvéa has rich marine resources and is home to many sea turtles, species of fish, coral as well as a native parrot, the Uvea Parakeet, that can only be found on the island of Ouvéa..A large crustacaen called a "coconut crab" or crabe de cocotier can also be found on the islands. The large crabs live in palm tree plantations and live solely on a diet of coconuts that they crack open with their powerful claws. They are blue in colour and can grow to several kilos in size. They are a land based species and do not venture into the ocean..Ouvéa is also home to trophy Bonefish that inhabi
  • View from the lagoon of the Fayaoue Catholic church on the ouvea island in the Loyalty islands..Ouvéa (local pronunciation: [u?ve.a]) is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The settlement of Fayaoué [fa?jawe], on Ouvéa Island, is the administrative centre of the commune of Ouvéa..Ouvéa is made up of Ouvéa Island, the smaller Mouli Island and Faiava Island, and several islets around these three islands. All these lie among the Loyalty Islands, to the northeast of New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Islands Province of New Caledonia..The crescent-shaped island, which belongs to a larger atoll, is 50 km (30 miles) long and 7 km (4.5 miles) wide. It lies northeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa is home to around 3,000 people that are organized into tribes divided into Polenesian, Melanesian and Walisian by ethnic descend. The Iaai language is spoken on the island..The two native languages of Ouvéa are the Melanesian Iaai and the Polynesian Faga Uvea, which is the only Polynesian language that has taken root in New Caledonia. Speakers of Faga Uvea have fully integrated into the Kanak society, and consider themselves Kanak..Ouvéa has rich marine resources and is home to many sea turtles, species of fish, coral as well as a native parrot, the Uvea Parakeet, that can only be found on the island of Ouvéa..A large crustacaen called a "coconut crab" or crabe de cocotier can also be found on the islands. The large crabs live in palm tree plantations and live solely on a diet of coconuts that they crack open with their powerful claws. They are blue in colour and can grow to several kilos in size. They are a land based species and do not venture into the ocean..Ouvéa is also home to trophy Bonefish
  • Entrance of the Hwanghe Tribe on the ouvea island in the Loyalty islands..Ouvéa (local pronunciation: [u've.a]) is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The settlement of Fayaoué [fa'jawe], on Ouvéa Island, is the administrative centre of the commune of Ouvéa..Ouvéa is made up of Ouvéa Island, the smaller Mouli Island and Faiava Island, and several islets around these three islands. All these lie among the Loyalty Islands, to the northeast of New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Islands Province of New Caledonia..The crescent-shaped island, which belongs to a larger atoll, is 50 km (30 miles) long and 7 km (4.5 miles) wide. It lies northeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa is home to around 3,000 people that are organized into tribes divided into Polenesian, Melanesian and Walisian by ethnic descend. The Iaai language is spoken on the island..The two native languages of Ouvéa are the Melanesian Iaai and the Polynesian Faga Uvea, which is the only Polynesian language that has taken root in New Caledonia. Speakers of Faga Uvea have fully integrated into the Kanak society, and consider themselves Kanak..Ouvéa has rich marine resources and is home to many sea turtles, species of fish, coral as well as a native parrot, the Uvea Parakeet, that can only be found on the island of Ouvéa..A large crustacaen called a "coconut crab" or crabe de cocotier can also be found on the islands. The large crabs live in palm tree plantations and live solely on a diet of coconuts that they crack open with their powerful claws. They are blue in colour and can grow to several kilos in size. They are a land based species and do not venture into the ocean..Ouvéa is also home to trophy Bonefish that inhabit the nutr
  • Hwanghe Tribe on the ouvea island in the Loyalty islands..Ouvéa (local pronunciation: [u've.a]) is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The settlement of Fayaoué [fa'jawe], on Ouvéa Island, is the administrative centre of the commune of Ouvéa..Ouvéa is made up of Ouvéa Island, the smaller Mouli Island and Faiava Island, and several islets around these three islands. All these lie among the Loyalty Islands, to the northeast of New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Islands Province of New Caledonia..The crescent-shaped island, which belongs to a larger atoll, is 50 km (30 miles) long and 7 km (4.5 miles) wide. It lies northeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa is home to around 3,000 people that are organized into tribes divided into Polenesian, Melanesian and Walisian by ethnic descend. The Iaai language is spoken on the island..The two native languages of Ouvéa are the Melanesian Iaai and the Polynesian Faga Uvea, which is the only Polynesian language that has taken root in New Caledonia. Speakers of Faga Uvea have fully integrated into the Kanak society, and consider themselves Kanak..Ouvéa has rich marine resources and is home to many sea turtles, species of fish, coral as well as a native parrot, the Uvea Parakeet, that can only be found on the island of Ouvéa..A large crustacaen called a "coconut crab" or crabe de cocotier can also be found on the islands. The large crabs live in palm tree plantations and live solely on a diet of coconuts that they crack open with their powerful claws. They are blue in colour and can grow to several kilos in size. They are a land based species and do not venture into the ocean..Ouvéa is also home to trophy Bonefish that inhabit the nutrient rich "flats
  • Hwanghe Tribe on the ouvea island in the Loyalty islands..Ouvéa (local pronunciation: [u've.a]) is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The settlement of Fayaoué [fa'jawe], on Ouvéa Island, is the administrative centre of the commune of Ouvéa..Ouvéa is made up of Ouvéa Island, the smaller Mouli Island and Faiava Island, and several islets around these three islands. All these lie among the Loyalty Islands, to the northeast of New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Islands Province of New Caledonia..The crescent-shaped island, which belongs to a larger atoll, is 50 km (30 miles) long and 7 km (4.5 miles) wide. It lies northeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa is home to around 3,000 people that are organized into tribes divided into Polenesian, Melanesian and Walisian by ethnic descend. The Iaai language is spoken on the island..The two native languages of Ouvéa are the Melanesian Iaai and the Polynesian Faga Uvea, which is the only Polynesian language that has taken root in New Caledonia. Speakers of Faga Uvea have fully integrated into the Kanak society, and consider themselves Kanak..Ouvéa has rich marine resources and is home to many sea turtles, species of fish, coral as well as a native parrot, the Uvea Parakeet, that can only be found on the island of Ouvéa..A large crustacaen called a "coconut crab" or crabe de cocotier can also be found on the islands. The large crabs live in palm tree plantations and live solely on a diet of coconuts that they crack open with their powerful claws. They are blue in colour and can grow to several kilos in size. They are a land based species and do not venture into the ocean..Ouvéa is also home to trophy Bonefish that inhabit the nutrient rich "flats
  • Hwanghe Tribe on the ouvea island in the Loyalty islands..Ouvéa (local pronunciation: [u've.a]) is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The settlement of Fayaoué [fa'jawe], on Ouvéa Island, is the administrative centre of the commune of Ouvéa..Ouvéa is made up of Ouvéa Island, the smaller Mouli Island and Faiava Island, and several islets around these three islands. All these lie among the Loyalty Islands, to the northeast of New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Islands Province of New Caledonia..The crescent-shaped island, which belongs to a larger atoll, is 50 km (30 miles) long and 7 km (4.5 miles) wide. It lies northeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa is home to around 3,000 people that are organized into tribes divided into Polenesian, Melanesian and Walisian by ethnic descend. The Iaai language is spoken on the island..The two native languages of Ouvéa are the Melanesian Iaai and the Polynesian Faga Uvea, which is the only Polynesian language that has taken root in New Caledonia. Speakers of Faga Uvea have fully integrated into the Kanak society, and consider themselves Kanak..Ouvéa has rich marine resources and is home to many sea turtles, species of fish, coral as well as a native parrot, the Uvea Parakeet, that can only be found on the island of Ouvéa..A large crustacaen called a "coconut crab" or crabe de cocotier can also be found on the islands. The large crabs live in palm tree plantations and live solely on a diet of coconuts that they crack open with their powerful claws. They are blue in colour and can grow to several kilos in size. They are a land based species and do not venture into the ocean..Ouvéa is also home to trophy Bonefish that inhabit the nutrient rich "flats
  • Hwanghe Tribe on the ouvea island in the Loyalty islands..Ouvéa (local pronunciation: [u've.a]) is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The settlement of Fayaoué [fa'jawe], on Ouvéa Island, is the administrative centre of the commune of Ouvéa..Ouvéa is made up of Ouvéa Island, the smaller Mouli Island and Faiava Island, and several islets around these three islands. All these lie among the Loyalty Islands, to the northeast of New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Islands Province of New Caledonia..The crescent-shaped island, which belongs to a larger atoll, is 50 km (30 miles) long and 7 km (4.5 miles) wide. It lies northeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa is home to around 3,000 people that are organized into tribes divided into Polenesian, Melanesian and Walisian by ethnic descend. The Iaai language is spoken on the island..The two native languages of Ouvéa are the Melanesian Iaai and the Polynesian Faga Uvea, which is the only Polynesian language that has taken root in New Caledonia. Speakers of Faga Uvea have fully integrated into the Kanak society, and consider themselves Kanak..Ouvéa has rich marine resources and is home to many sea turtles, species of fish, coral as well as a native parrot, the Uvea Parakeet, that can only be found on the island of Ouvéa..A large crustacaen called a "coconut crab" or crabe de cocotier can also be found on the islands. The large crabs live in palm tree plantations and live solely on a diet of coconuts that they crack open with their powerful claws. They are blue in colour and can grow to several kilos in size. They are a land based species and do not venture into the ocean..Ouvéa is also home to trophy Bonefish that inhabit the nutrient rich "flats
  • Hwanghe Tribe on the ouvea island in the Loyalty islands..Ouvéa (local pronunciation: [u've.a]) is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The settlement of Fayaoué [fa'jawe], on Ouvéa Island, is the administrative centre of the commune of Ouvéa..Ouvéa is made up of Ouvéa Island, the smaller Mouli Island and Faiava Island, and several islets around these three islands. All these lie among the Loyalty Islands, to the northeast of New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Islands Province of New Caledonia..The crescent-shaped island, which belongs to a larger atoll, is 50 km (30 miles) long and 7 km (4.5 miles) wide. It lies northeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa is home to around 3,000 people that are organized into tribes divided into Polenesian, Melanesian and Walisian by ethnic descend. The Iaai language is spoken on the island..The two native languages of Ouvéa are the Melanesian Iaai and the Polynesian Faga Uvea, which is the only Polynesian language that has taken root in New Caledonia. Speakers of Faga Uvea have fully integrated into the Kanak society, and consider themselves Kanak..Ouvéa has rich marine resources and is home to many sea turtles, species of fish, coral as well as a native parrot, the Uvea Parakeet, that can only be found on the island of Ouvéa..A large crustacaen called a "coconut crab" or crabe de cocotier can also be found on the islands. The large crabs live in palm tree plantations and live solely on a diet of coconuts that they crack open with their powerful claws. They are blue in colour and can grow to several kilos in size. They are a land based species and do not venture into the ocean..Ouvéa is also home to trophy Bonefish that inhabit the nutrient rich "flats
  • Local convenience store in the Fayaoue village on the Ouvea island in the Loyalty islands..Ouvéa (local pronunciation: [u've.a]) is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The settlement of Fayaoué [fa'jawe], on Ouvéa Island, is the administrative centre of the commune of Ouvéa..Ouvéa is made up of Ouvéa Island, the smaller Mouli Island and Faiava Island, and several islets around these three islands. All these lie among the Loyalty Islands, to the northeast of New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Islands Province of New Caledonia..The crescent-shaped island, which belongs to a larger atoll, is 50 km (30 miles) long and 7 km (4.5 miles) wide. It lies northeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa is home to around 3,000 people that are organized into tribes divided into Polenesian, Melanesian and Walisian by ethnic descend. The Iaai language is spoken on the island..The two native languages of Ouvéa are the Melanesian Iaai and the Polynesian Faga Uvea, which is the only Polynesian language that has taken root in New Caledonia. Speakers of Faga Uvea have fully integrated into the Kanak society, and consider themselves Kanak..Ouvéa has rich marine resources and is home to many sea turtles, species of fish, coral as well as a native parrot, the Uvea Parakeet, that can only be found on the island of Ouvéa..A large crustacaen called a "coconut crab" or crabe de cocotier can also be found on the islands. The large crabs live in palm tree plantations and live solely on a diet of coconuts that they crack open with their powerful claws. They are blue in colour and can grow to several kilos in size. They are a land based species and do not venture into the ocean..Ouvéa is also home to trophy Bonefish that
  • Hwanghe Tribe on the ouvea island in the Loyalty islands..Ouvéa (local pronunciation: [u've.a]) is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The settlement of Fayaoué [fa'jawe], on Ouvéa Island, is the administrative centre of the commune of Ouvéa..Ouvéa is made up of Ouvéa Island, the smaller Mouli Island and Faiava Island, and several islets around these three islands. All these lie among the Loyalty Islands, to the northeast of New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Islands Province of New Caledonia..The crescent-shaped island, which belongs to a larger atoll, is 50 km (30 miles) long and 7 km (4.5 miles) wide. It lies northeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa is home to around 3,000 people that are organized into tribes divided into Polenesian, Melanesian and Walisian by ethnic descend. The Iaai language is spoken on the island..The two native languages of Ouvéa are the Melanesian Iaai and the Polynesian Faga Uvea, which is the only Polynesian language that has taken root in New Caledonia. Speakers of Faga Uvea have fully integrated into the Kanak society, and consider themselves Kanak..Ouvéa has rich marine resources and is home to many sea turtles, species of fish, coral as well as a native parrot, the Uvea Parakeet, that can only be found on the island of Ouvéa..A large crustacaen called a "coconut crab" or crabe de cocotier can also be found on the islands. The large crabs live in palm tree plantations and live solely on a diet of coconuts that they crack open with their powerful claws. They are blue in colour and can grow to several kilos in size. They are a land based species and do not venture into the ocean..Ouvéa is also home to trophy Bonefish that inhabit the nutrient rich "flats
  • Local convenience store in the Fayaoue village on the Ouvea island in the Loyalty islands..Ouvéa (local pronunciation: [u've.a]) is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The settlement of Fayaoué [fa'jawe], on Ouvéa Island, is the administrative centre of the commune of Ouvéa..Ouvéa is made up of Ouvéa Island, the smaller Mouli Island and Faiava Island, and several islets around these three islands. All these lie among the Loyalty Islands, to the northeast of New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Islands Province of New Caledonia..The crescent-shaped island, which belongs to a larger atoll, is 50 km (30 miles) long and 7 km (4.5 miles) wide. It lies northeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa is home to around 3,000 people that are organized into tribes divided into Polenesian, Melanesian and Walisian by ethnic descend. The Iaai language is spoken on the island..The two native languages of Ouvéa are the Melanesian Iaai and the Polynesian Faga Uvea, which is the only Polynesian language that has taken root in New Caledonia. Speakers of Faga Uvea have fully integrated into the Kanak society, and consider themselves Kanak..Ouvéa has rich marine resources and is home to many sea turtles, species of fish, coral as well as a native parrot, the Uvea Parakeet, that can only be found on the island of Ouvéa..A large crustacaen called a "coconut crab" or crabe de cocotier can also be found on the islands. The large crabs live in palm tree plantations and live solely on a diet of coconuts that they crack open with their powerful claws. They are blue in colour and can grow to several kilos in size. They are a land based species and do not venture into the ocean..Ouvéa is also home to trophy Bonefish that
  • Fayaoue village on the Ouvea island in the Loyalty islands..Ouvéa (local pronunciation: [u've.a]) is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The settlement of Fayaoué [fa'jawe], on Ouvéa Island, is the administrative centre of the commune of Ouvéa..Ouvéa is made up of Ouvéa Island, the smaller Mouli Island and Faiava Island, and several islets around these three islands. All these lie among the Loyalty Islands, to the northeast of New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Islands Province of New Caledonia..The crescent-shaped island, which belongs to a larger atoll, is 50 km (30 miles) long and 7 km (4.5 miles) wide. It lies northeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa is home to around 3,000 people that are organized into tribes divided into Polenesian, Melanesian and Walisian by ethnic descend. The Iaai language is spoken on the island..The two native languages of Ouvéa are the Melanesian Iaai and the Polynesian Faga Uvea, which is the only Polynesian language that has taken root in New Caledonia. Speakers of Faga Uvea have fully integrated into the Kanak society, and consider themselves Kanak..Ouvéa has rich marine resources and is home to many sea turtles, species of fish, coral as well as a native parrot, the Uvea Parakeet, that can only be found on the island of Ouvéa..A large crustacaen called a "coconut crab" or crabe de cocotier can also be found on the islands. The large crabs live in palm tree plantations and live solely on a diet of coconuts that they crack open with their powerful claws. They are blue in colour and can grow to several kilos in size. They are a land based species and do not venture into the ocean..Ouvéa is also home to trophy Bonefish that inhabit the nutrient rich "fla
  • Children in the mission establish in 1969 in the Fayaoue village on the Ouvea island in the Loyalty islands..Ouvéa (local pronunciation: [u've.a]) is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The settlement of Fayaoué [fa'jawe], on Ouvéa Island, is the administrative centre of the commune of Ouvéa..Ouvéa is made up of Ouvéa Island, the smaller Mouli Island and Faiava Island, and several islets around these three islands. All these lie among the Loyalty Islands, to the northeast of New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Islands Province of New Caledonia..The crescent-shaped island, which belongs to a larger atoll, is 50 km (30 miles) long and 7 km (4.5 miles) wide. It lies northeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa is home to around 3,000 people that are organized into tribes divided into Polenesian, Melanesian and Walisian by ethnic descend. The Iaai language is spoken on the island..The two native languages of Ouvéa are the Melanesian Iaai and the Polynesian Faga Uvea, which is the only Polynesian language that has taken root in New Caledonia. Speakers of Faga Uvea have fully integrated into the Kanak society, and consider themselves Kanak..Ouvéa has rich marine resources and is home to many sea turtles, species of fish, coral as well as a native parrot, the Uvea Parakeet, that can only be found on the island of Ouvéa..A large crustacaen called a "coconut crab" or crabe de cocotier can also be found on the islands. The large crabs live in palm tree plantations and live solely on a diet of coconuts that they crack open with their powerful claws. They are blue in colour and can grow to several kilos in size. They are a land based species and do not venture into the ocean..Ouvéa is also home to t
  • Group of women talking inside the mission establish in 1969 in the Fayaoue village on the Ouvea island in the Loyalty islands..Ouvéa (local pronunciation: [u've.a]) is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The settlement of Fayaoué [fa'jawe], on Ouvéa Island, is the administrative centre of the commune of Ouvéa..Ouvéa is made up of Ouvéa Island, the smaller Mouli Island and Faiava Island, and several islets around these three islands. All these lie among the Loyalty Islands, to the northeast of New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Islands Province of New Caledonia..The crescent-shaped island, which belongs to a larger atoll, is 50 km (30 miles) long and 7 km (4.5 miles) wide. It lies northeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa is home to around 3,000 people that are organized into tribes divided into Polenesian, Melanesian and Walisian by ethnic descend. The Iaai language is spoken on the island..The two native languages of Ouvéa are the Melanesian Iaai and the Polynesian Faga Uvea, which is the only Polynesian language that has taken root in New Caledonia. Speakers of Faga Uvea have fully integrated into the Kanak society, and consider themselves Kanak..Ouvéa has rich marine resources and is home to many sea turtles, species of fish, coral as well as a native parrot, the Uvea Parakeet, that can only be found on the island of Ouvéa..A large crustacaen called a "coconut crab" or crabe de cocotier can also be found on the islands. The large crabs live in palm tree plantations and live solely on a diet of coconuts that they crack open with their powerful claws. They are blue in colour and can grow to several kilos in size. They are a land based species and do not venture into the ocean..Ouvéa
  • Mister Ohmoou Waibo Felix wood carver inside this house in the Fayaoue village on the Ouvea island in the Loyalty islands..Ouvéa (local pronunciation: [u?ve.a]) is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The settlement of Fayaoué [fa?jawe], on Ouvéa Island, is the administrative centre of the commune of Ouvéa..Ouvéa is made up of Ouvéa Island, the smaller Mouli Island and Faiava Island, and several islets around these three islands. All these lie among the Loyalty Islands, to the northeast of New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Islands Province of New Caledonia..The crescent-shaped island, which belongs to a larger atoll, is 50 km (30 miles) long and 7 km (4.5 miles) wide. It lies northeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa is home to around 3,000 people that are organized into tribes divided into Polenesian, Melanesian and Walisian by ethnic descend. The Iaai language is spoken on the island..The two native languages of Ouvéa are the Melanesian Iaai and the Polynesian Faga Uvea, which is the only Polynesian language that has taken root in New Caledonia. Speakers of Faga Uvea have fully integrated into the Kanak society, and consider themselves Kanak..Ouvéa has rich marine resources and is home to many sea turtles, species of fish, coral as well as a native parrot, the Uvea Parakeet, that can only be found on the island of Ouvéa..A large crustacaen called a "coconut crab" or crabe de cocotier can also be found on the islands. The large crabs live in palm tree plantations and live solely on a diet of coconuts that they crack open with their powerful claws. They are blue in colour and can grow to several kilos in size. They are a land based species and do not venture into the ocean..
  • Mister Ohmoou Waibo Felix wood carver inside this house in the Fayaoue village on the Ouvea island in the Loyalty islands..Ouvéa (local pronunciation: [u?ve.a]) is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The settlement of Fayaoué [fa?jawe], on Ouvéa Island, is the administrative centre of the commune of Ouvéa..Ouvéa is made up of Ouvéa Island, the smaller Mouli Island and Faiava Island, and several islets around these three islands. All these lie among the Loyalty Islands, to the northeast of New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Islands Province of New Caledonia..The crescent-shaped island, which belongs to a larger atoll, is 50 km (30 miles) long and 7 km (4.5 miles) wide. It lies northeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa is home to around 3,000 people that are organized into tribes divided into Polenesian, Melanesian and Walisian by ethnic descend. The Iaai language is spoken on the island..The two native languages of Ouvéa are the Melanesian Iaai and the Polynesian Faga Uvea, which is the only Polynesian language that has taken root in New Caledonia. Speakers of Faga Uvea have fully integrated into the Kanak society, and consider themselves Kanak..Ouvéa has rich marine resources and is home to many sea turtles, species of fish, coral as well as a native parrot, the Uvea Parakeet, that can only be found on the island of Ouvéa..A large crustacaen called a "coconut crab" or crabe de cocotier can also be found on the islands. The large crabs live in palm tree plantations and live solely on a diet of coconuts that they crack open with their powerful claws. They are blue in colour and can grow to several kilos in size. They are a land based species and do not venture into the ocean..
  • A man selling breads in the Fayaoue village on the Ouvea island in the Loyalty islands..Ouvéa (local pronunciation: [u?ve.a]) is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The settlement of Fayaoué [fa?jawe], on Ouvéa Island, is the administrative centre of the commune of Ouvéa..Ouvéa is made up of Ouvéa Island, the smaller Mouli Island and Faiava Island, and several islets around these three islands. All these lie among the Loyalty Islands, to the northeast of New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Islands Province of New Caledonia..The crescent-shaped island, which belongs to a larger atoll, is 50 km (30 miles) long and 7 km (4.5 miles) wide. It lies northeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa is home to around 3,000 people that are organized into tribes divided into Polenesian, Melanesian and Walisian by ethnic descend. The Iaai language is spoken on the island..The two native languages of Ouvéa are the Melanesian Iaai and the Polynesian Faga Uvea, which is the only Polynesian language that has taken root in New Caledonia. Speakers of Faga Uvea have fully integrated into the Kanak society, and consider themselves Kanak..Ouvéa has rich marine resources and is home to many sea turtles, species of fish, coral as well as a native parrot, the Uvea Parakeet, that can only be found on the island of Ouvéa..A large crustacaen called a "coconut crab" or crabe de cocotier can also be found on the islands. The large crabs live in palm tree plantations and live solely on a diet of coconuts that they crack open with their powerful claws. They are blue in colour and can grow to several kilos in size. They are a land based species and do not venture into the ocean..
  • Fayaoue village on the Ouvea island in the Loyalty islands..Ouvéa (local pronunciation: [u've.a]) is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The settlement of Fayaoué [fa'jawe], on Ouvéa Island, is the administrative centre of the commune of Ouvéa..Ouvéa is made up of Ouvéa Island, the smaller Mouli Island and Faiava Island, and several islets around these three islands. All these lie among the Loyalty Islands, to the northeast of New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Islands Province of New Caledonia..The crescent-shaped island, which belongs to a larger atoll, is 50 km (30 miles) long and 7 km (4.5 miles) wide. It lies northeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa is home to around 3,000 people that are organized into tribes divided into Polenesian, Melanesian and Walisian by ethnic descend. The Iaai language is spoken on the island..The two native languages of Ouvéa are the Melanesian Iaai and the Polynesian Faga Uvea, which is the only Polynesian language that has taken root in New Caledonia. Speakers of Faga Uvea have fully integrated into the Kanak society, and consider themselves Kanak..Ouvéa has rich marine resources and is home to many sea turtles, species of fish, coral as well as a native parrot, the Uvea Parakeet, that can only be found on the island of Ouvéa..A large crustacaen called a "coconut crab" or crabe de cocotier can also be found on the islands. The large crabs live in palm tree plantations and live solely on a diet of coconuts that they crack open with their powerful claws. They are blue in colour and can grow to several kilos in size. They are a land based species and do not venture into the ocean..Ouvéa is also home to trophy Bonefish that inhabit the nutrient rich "fla
  • The wreck of a Beneteau sailing yacht full of sand on the Fayaoue beach on the Ouvea island in the Loyalty islands..Ouvéa (local pronunciation: [u?ve.a]) is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The settlement of Fayaoué [fa?jawe], on Ouvéa Island, is the administrative centre of the commune of Ouvéa..Ouvéa is made up of Ouvéa Island, the smaller Mouli Island and Faiava Island, and several islets around these three islands. All these lie among the Loyalty Islands, to the northeast of New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Islands Province of New Caledonia..The crescent-shaped island, which belongs to a larger atoll, is 50 km (30 miles) long and 7 km (4.5 miles) wide. It lies northeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa is home to around 3,000 people that are organized into tribes divided into Polenesian, Melanesian and Walisian by ethnic descend. The Iaai language is spoken on the island..The two native languages of Ouvéa are the Melanesian Iaai and the Polynesian Faga Uvea, which is the only Polynesian language that has taken root in New Caledonia. Speakers of Faga Uvea have fully integrated into the Kanak society, and consider themselves Kanak..Ouvéa has rich marine resources and is home to many sea turtles, species of fish, coral as well as a native parrot, the Uvea Parakeet, that can only be found on the island of Ouvéa..A large crustacaen called a "coconut crab" or crabe de cocotier can also be found on the islands. The large crabs live in palm tree plantations and live solely on a diet of coconuts that they crack open with their powerful claws. They are blue in colour and can grow to several kilos in size. They are a land based species and do not venture into the ocean..
  • The wreck of a Beneteau sailing yacht full of sand on the Fayaoue beach on the Ouvea island in the Loyalty islands..Ouvéa (local pronunciation: [u?ve.a]) is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The settlement of Fayaoué [fa?jawe], on Ouvéa Island, is the administrative centre of the commune of Ouvéa..Ouvéa is made up of Ouvéa Island, the smaller Mouli Island and Faiava Island, and several islets around these three islands. All these lie among the Loyalty Islands, to the northeast of New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Islands Province of New Caledonia..The crescent-shaped island, which belongs to a larger atoll, is 50 km (30 miles) long and 7 km (4.5 miles) wide. It lies northeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa is home to around 3,000 people that are organized into tribes divided into Polenesian, Melanesian and Walisian by ethnic descend. The Iaai language is spoken on the island..The two native languages of Ouvéa are the Melanesian Iaai and the Polynesian Faga Uvea, which is the only Polynesian language that has taken root in New Caledonia. Speakers of Faga Uvea have fully integrated into the Kanak society, and consider themselves Kanak..Ouvéa has rich marine resources and is home to many sea turtles, species of fish, coral as well as a native parrot, the Uvea Parakeet, that can only be found on the island of Ouvéa..A large crustacaen called a "coconut crab" or crabe de cocotier can also be found on the islands. The large crabs live in palm tree plantations and live solely on a diet of coconuts that they crack open with their powerful claws. They are blue in colour and can grow to several kilos in size. They are a land based species and do not venture into the ocean..
  • The wreck of a Beneteau sailing yacht full of sand on the Fayaoue beach on the Ouvea island in the Loyalty islands..Ouvéa (local pronunciation: [u?ve.a]) is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The settlement of Fayaoué [fa?jawe], on Ouvéa Island, is the administrative centre of the commune of Ouvéa..Ouvéa is made up of Ouvéa Island, the smaller Mouli Island and Faiava Island, and several islets around these three islands. All these lie among the Loyalty Islands, to the northeast of New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Islands Province of New Caledonia..The crescent-shaped island, which belongs to a larger atoll, is 50 km (30 miles) long and 7 km (4.5 miles) wide. It lies northeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa is home to around 3,000 people that are organized into tribes divided into Polenesian, Melanesian and Walisian by ethnic descend. The Iaai language is spoken on the island..The two native languages of Ouvéa are the Melanesian Iaai and the Polynesian Faga Uvea, which is the only Polynesian language that has taken root in New Caledonia. Speakers of Faga Uvea have fully integrated into the Kanak society, and consider themselves Kanak..Ouvéa has rich marine resources and is home to many sea turtles, species of fish, coral as well as a native parrot, the Uvea Parakeet, that can only be found on the island of Ouvéa..A large crustacaen called a "coconut crab" or crabe de cocotier can also be found on the islands. The large crabs live in palm tree plantations and live solely on a diet of coconuts that they crack open with their powerful claws. They are blue in colour and can grow to several kilos in size. They are a land based species and do not venture into the ocean..
  • The wreck of a Beneteau sailing yacht full of sand on the Fayaoue beach on the Ouvea island in the Loyalty islands..Ouvéa (local pronunciation: [u?ve.a]) is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The settlement of Fayaoué [fa?jawe], on Ouvéa Island, is the administrative centre of the commune of Ouvéa..Ouvéa is made up of Ouvéa Island, the smaller Mouli Island and Faiava Island, and several islets around these three islands. All these lie among the Loyalty Islands, to the northeast of New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Islands Province of New Caledonia..The crescent-shaped island, which belongs to a larger atoll, is 50 km (30 miles) long and 7 km (4.5 miles) wide. It lies northeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa is home to around 3,000 people that are organized into tribes divided into Polenesian, Melanesian and Walisian by ethnic descend. The Iaai language is spoken on the island..The two native languages of Ouvéa are the Melanesian Iaai and the Polynesian Faga Uvea, which is the only Polynesian language that has taken root in New Caledonia. Speakers of Faga Uvea have fully integrated into the Kanak society, and consider themselves Kanak..Ouvéa has rich marine resources and is home to many sea turtles, species of fish, coral as well as a native parrot, the Uvea Parakeet, that can only be found on the island of Ouvéa..A large crustacaen called a "coconut crab" or crabe de cocotier can also be found on the islands. The large crabs live in palm tree plantations and live solely on a diet of coconuts that they crack open with their powerful claws. They are blue in colour and can grow to several kilos in size. They are a land based species and do not venture into the ocean..
  • The wreck of a Beneteau sailing yacht full of sand on the Fayaoue beach on the Ouvea island in the Loyalty islands..Ouvéa (local pronunciation: [u?ve.a]) is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The settlement of Fayaoué [fa?jawe], on Ouvéa Island, is the administrative centre of the commune of Ouvéa..Ouvéa is made up of Ouvéa Island, the smaller Mouli Island and Faiava Island, and several islets around these three islands. All these lie among the Loyalty Islands, to the northeast of New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Islands Province of New Caledonia..The crescent-shaped island, which belongs to a larger atoll, is 50 km (30 miles) long and 7 km (4.5 miles) wide. It lies northeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa is home to around 3,000 people that are organized into tribes divided into Polenesian, Melanesian and Walisian by ethnic descend. The Iaai language is spoken on the island..The two native languages of Ouvéa are the Melanesian Iaai and the Polynesian Faga Uvea, which is the only Polynesian language that has taken root in New Caledonia. Speakers of Faga Uvea have fully integrated into the Kanak society, and consider themselves Kanak..Ouvéa has rich marine resources and is home to many sea turtles, species of fish, coral as well as a native parrot, the Uvea Parakeet, that can only be found on the island of Ouvéa..A large crustacaen called a "coconut crab" or crabe de cocotier can also be found on the islands. The large crabs live in palm tree plantations and live solely on a diet of coconuts that they crack open with their powerful claws. They are blue in colour and can grow to several kilos in size. They are a land based species and do not venture into the ocean..
  • The wreck of a Beneteau sailing yacht full of sand on the Fayaoue beach on the Ouvea island in the Loyalty islands..Ouvéa (local pronunciation: [u?ve.a]) is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The settlement of Fayaoué [fa?jawe], on Ouvéa Island, is the administrative centre of the commune of Ouvéa..Ouvéa is made up of Ouvéa Island, the smaller Mouli Island and Faiava Island, and several islets around these three islands. All these lie among the Loyalty Islands, to the northeast of New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Islands Province of New Caledonia..The crescent-shaped island, which belongs to a larger atoll, is 50 km (30 miles) long and 7 km (4.5 miles) wide. It lies northeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa is home to around 3,000 people that are organized into tribes divided into Polenesian, Melanesian and Walisian by ethnic descend. The Iaai language is spoken on the island..The two native languages of Ouvéa are the Melanesian Iaai and the Polynesian Faga Uvea, which is the only Polynesian language that has taken root in New Caledonia. Speakers of Faga Uvea have fully integrated into the Kanak society, and consider themselves Kanak..Ouvéa has rich marine resources and is home to many sea turtles, species of fish, coral as well as a native parrot, the Uvea Parakeet, that can only be found on the island of Ouvéa..A large crustacaen called a "coconut crab" or crabe de cocotier can also be found on the islands. The large crabs live in palm tree plantations and live solely on a diet of coconuts that they crack open with their powerful claws. They are blue in colour and can grow to several kilos in size. They are a land based species and do not venture into the ocean..
  • Fayaoue village on the Ouvea island in the Loyalty islands..Ouvéa (local pronunciation: [u've.a]) is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The settlement of Fayaoué [fa'jawe], on Ouvéa Island, is the administrative centre of the commune of Ouvéa..Ouvéa is made up of Ouvéa Island, the smaller Mouli Island and Faiava Island, and several islets around these three islands. All these lie among the Loyalty Islands, to the northeast of New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Islands Province of New Caledonia..The crescent-shaped island, which belongs to a larger atoll, is 50 km (30 miles) long and 7 km (4.5 miles) wide. It lies northeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa is home to around 3,000 people that are organized into tribes divided into Polenesian, Melanesian and Walisian by ethnic descend. The Iaai language is spoken on the island..The two native languages of Ouvéa are the Melanesian Iaai and the Polynesian Faga Uvea, which is the only Polynesian language that has taken root in New Caledonia. Speakers of Faga Uvea have fully integrated into the Kanak society, and consider themselves Kanak..Ouvéa has rich marine resources and is home to many sea turtles, species of fish, coral as well as a native parrot, the Uvea Parakeet, that can only be found on the island of Ouvéa..A large crustacaen called a "coconut crab" or crabe de cocotier can also be found on the islands. The large crabs live in palm tree plantations and live solely on a diet of coconuts that they crack open with their powerful claws. They are blue in colour and can grow to several kilos in size. They are a land based species and do not venture into the ocean..Ouvéa is also home to trophy Bonefish that inhabit the nutrient rich "fla
  • Fayaoue village on the Ouvea island in the Loyalty islands..Ouvéa (local pronunciation: [u've.a]) is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The settlement of Fayaoué [fa'jawe], on Ouvéa Island, is the administrative centre of the commune of Ouvéa..Ouvéa is made up of Ouvéa Island, the smaller Mouli Island and Faiava Island, and several islets around these three islands. All these lie among the Loyalty Islands, to the northeast of New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Islands Province of New Caledonia..The crescent-shaped island, which belongs to a larger atoll, is 50 km (30 miles) long and 7 km (4.5 miles) wide. It lies northeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa is home to around 3,000 people that are organized into tribes divided into Polenesian, Melanesian and Walisian by ethnic descend. The Iaai language is spoken on the island..The two native languages of Ouvéa are the Melanesian Iaai and the Polynesian Faga Uvea, which is the only Polynesian language that has taken root in New Caledonia. Speakers of Faga Uvea have fully integrated into the Kanak society, and consider themselves Kanak..Ouvéa has rich marine resources and is home to many sea turtles, species of fish, coral as well as a native parrot, the Uvea Parakeet, that can only be found on the island of Ouvéa..A large crustacaen called a "coconut crab" or crabe de cocotier can also be found on the islands. The large crabs live in palm tree plantations and live solely on a diet of coconuts that they crack open with their powerful claws. They are blue in colour and can grow to several kilos in size. They are a land based species and do not venture into the ocean..Ouvéa is also home to trophy Bonefish that inhabit the nutrient rich "fla
  • Fayaoue village on the Ouvea island in the Loyalty islands..Ouvéa (local pronunciation: [u've.a]) is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The settlement of Fayaoué [fa'jawe], on Ouvéa Island, is the administrative centre of the commune of Ouvéa..Ouvéa is made up of Ouvéa Island, the smaller Mouli Island and Faiava Island, and several islets around these three islands. All these lie among the Loyalty Islands, to the northeast of New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Islands Province of New Caledonia..The crescent-shaped island, which belongs to a larger atoll, is 50 km (30 miles) long and 7 km (4.5 miles) wide. It lies northeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa is home to around 3,000 people that are organized into tribes divided into Polenesian, Melanesian and Walisian by ethnic descend. The Iaai language is spoken on the island..The two native languages of Ouvéa are the Melanesian Iaai and the Polynesian Faga Uvea, which is the only Polynesian language that has taken root in New Caledonia. Speakers of Faga Uvea have fully integrated into the Kanak society, and consider themselves Kanak..Ouvéa has rich marine resources and is home to many sea turtles, species of fish, coral as well as a native parrot, the Uvea Parakeet, that can only be found on the island of Ouvéa..A large crustacaen called a "coconut crab" or crabe de cocotier can also be found on the islands. The large crabs live in palm tree plantations and live solely on a diet of coconuts that they crack open with their powerful claws. They are blue in colour and can grow to several kilos in size. They are a land based species and do not venture into the ocean..Ouvéa is also home to trophy Bonefish that inhabit the nutrient rich "fla
  • Mouli Bridge at Lakini on the Ouvea island in the Loyalty islands..Ouvéa (local pronunciation: [u?ve.a]) is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The settlement of Fayaoué [fa?jawe], on Ouvéa Island, is the administrative centre of the commune of Ouvéa..Ouvéa is made up of Ouvéa Island, the smaller Mouli Island and Faiava Island, and several islets around these three islands. All these lie among the Loyalty Islands, to the northeast of New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Islands Province of New Caledonia..The crescent-shaped island, which belongs to a larger atoll, is 50 km (30 miles) long and 7 km (4.5 miles) wide. It lies northeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa is home to around 3,000 people that are organized into tribes divided into Polenesian, Melanesian and Walisian by ethnic descend. The Iaai language is spoken on the island..The two native languages of Ouvéa are the Melanesian Iaai and the Polynesian Faga Uvea, which is the only Polynesian language that has taken root in New Caledonia. Speakers of Faga Uvea have fully integrated into the Kanak society, and consider themselves Kanak..Ouvéa has rich marine resources and is home to many sea turtles, species of fish, coral as well as a native parrot, the Uvea Parakeet, that can only be found on the island of Ouvéa..A large crustacaen called a "coconut crab" or crabe de cocotier can also be found on the islands. The large crabs live in palm tree plantations and live solely on a diet of coconuts that they crack open with their powerful claws. They are blue in colour and can grow to several kilos in size. They are a land based species and do not venture into the ocean..
  • View of Lakini from the Mouli Bridge on the Ouvea island in the Loyalty islands..Ouvéa (local pronunciation: [u?ve.a]) is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The settlement of Fayaoué [fa?jawe], on Ouvéa Island, is the administrative centre of the commune of Ouvéa..Ouvéa is made up of Ouvéa Island, the smaller Mouli Island and Faiava Island, and several islets around these three islands. All these lie among the Loyalty Islands, to the northeast of New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Islands Province of New Caledonia..The crescent-shaped island, which belongs to a larger atoll, is 50 km (30 miles) long and 7 km (4.5 miles) wide. It lies northeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa is home to around 3,000 people that are organized into tribes divided into Polenesian, Melanesian and Walisian by ethnic descend. The Iaai language is spoken on the island..The two native languages of Ouvéa are the Melanesian Iaai and the Polynesian Faga Uvea, which is the only Polynesian language that has taken root in New Caledonia. Speakers of Faga Uvea have fully integrated into the Kanak society, and consider themselves Kanak..Ouvéa has rich marine resources and is home to many sea turtles, species of fish, coral as well as a native parrot, the Uvea Parakeet, that can only be found on the island of Ouvéa..A large crustacaen called a "coconut crab" or crabe de cocotier can also be found on the islands. The large crabs live in palm tree plantations and live solely on a diet of coconuts that they crack open with their powerful claws. They are blue in colour and can grow to several kilos in size. They are a land based species and do not venture into the ocean..
  • View of Lakini from the Mouli Bridge on the Ouvea island in the Loyalty islands..Ouvéa (local pronunciation: [u?ve.a]) is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The settlement of Fayaoué [fa?jawe], on Ouvéa Island, is the administrative centre of the commune of Ouvéa..Ouvéa is made up of Ouvéa Island, the smaller Mouli Island and Faiava Island, and several islets around these three islands. All these lie among the Loyalty Islands, to the northeast of New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Islands Province of New Caledonia..The crescent-shaped island, which belongs to a larger atoll, is 50 km (30 miles) long and 7 km (4.5 miles) wide. It lies northeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa is home to around 3,000 people that are organized into tribes divided into Polenesian, Melanesian and Walisian by ethnic descend. The Iaai language is spoken on the island..The two native languages of Ouvéa are the Melanesian Iaai and the Polynesian Faga Uvea, which is the only Polynesian language that has taken root in New Caledonia. Speakers of Faga Uvea have fully integrated into the Kanak society, and consider themselves Kanak..Ouvéa has rich marine resources and is home to many sea turtles, species of fish, coral as well as a native parrot, the Uvea Parakeet, that can only be found on the island of Ouvéa..A large crustacaen called a "coconut crab" or crabe de cocotier can also be found on the islands. The large crabs live in palm tree plantations and live solely on a diet of coconuts that they crack open with their powerful claws. They are blue in colour and can grow to several kilos in size. They are a land based species and do not venture into the ocean..
  • View of Lakini from the Mouli Bridge on the Ouvea island in the Loyalty islands..Ouvéa (local pronunciation: [u?ve.a]) is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The settlement of Fayaoué [fa?jawe], on Ouvéa Island, is the administrative centre of the commune of Ouvéa..Ouvéa is made up of Ouvéa Island, the smaller Mouli Island and Faiava Island, and several islets around these three islands. All these lie among the Loyalty Islands, to the northeast of New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Islands Province of New Caledonia..The crescent-shaped island, which belongs to a larger atoll, is 50 km (30 miles) long and 7 km (4.5 miles) wide. It lies northeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa is home to around 3,000 people that are organized into tribes divided into Polenesian, Melanesian and Walisian by ethnic descend. The Iaai language is spoken on the island..The two native languages of Ouvéa are the Melanesian Iaai and the Polynesian Faga Uvea, which is the only Polynesian language that has taken root in New Caledonia. Speakers of Faga Uvea have fully integrated into the Kanak society, and consider themselves Kanak..Ouvéa has rich marine resources and is home to many sea turtles, species of fish, coral as well as a native parrot, the Uvea Parakeet, that can only be found on the island of Ouvéa..A large crustacaen called a "coconut crab" or crabe de cocotier can also be found on the islands. The large crabs live in palm tree plantations and live solely on a diet of coconuts that they crack open with their powerful claws. They are blue in colour and can grow to several kilos in size. They are a land based species and do not venture into the ocean..
  • View from the spacious hotel Paradis d'Ouvea, designed by fashion couturierYohji Yamamoto, is built in an avant-garde style and the whole building is wrapped in elegance and calmness so as to blend in with the beautiful natural surroundings of Ouvea's abundant nature on the Ouvea island in the Loyalty islands..Ouvéa (local pronunciation: [u?ve.a]) is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The settlement of Fayaoué [fa?jawe], on Ouvéa Island, is the administrative centre of the commune of Ouvéa..Ouvéa is made up of Ouvéa Island, the smaller Mouli Island and Faiava Island, and several islets around these three islands. All these lie among the Loyalty Islands, to the northeast of New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Islands Province of New Caledonia..The crescent-shaped island, which belongs to a larger atoll, is 50 km (30 miles) long and 7 km (4.5 miles) wide. It lies northeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa is home to around 3,000 people that are organized into tribes divided into Polenesian, Melanesian and Walisian by ethnic descend. The Iaai language is spoken on the island..The two native languages of Ouvéa are the Melanesian Iaai and the Polynesian Faga Uvea, which is the only Polynesian language that has taken root in New Caledonia. Speakers of Faga Uvea have fully integrated into the Kanak society, and consider themselves Kanak..Ouvéa has rich marine resources and is home to many sea turtles, species of fish, coral as well as a native parrot, the Uvea Parakeet, that can only be found on the island of Ouvéa..A large crustacaen called a "coconut crab" or crabe de cocotier can also be found on the islands. The large crabs live in palm tree plantations and live solely on a diet of coconu
  • cliffs of Lekine it's a chain of coral cliffs on the Ouvea island in the Loyalty islands..Ouvéa (local pronunciation: [u?ve.a]) is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The settlement of Fayaoué [fa?jawe], on Ouvéa Island, is the administrative centre of the commune of Ouvéa..Ouvéa is made up of Ouvéa Island, the smaller Mouli Island and Faiava Island, and several islets around these three islands. All these lie among the Loyalty Islands, to the northeast of New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Islands Province of New Caledonia..The crescent-shaped island, which belongs to a larger atoll, is 50 km (30 miles) long and 7 km (4.5 miles) wide. It lies northeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa is home to around 3,000 people that are organized into tribes divided into Polenesian, Melanesian and Walisian by ethnic descend. The Iaai language is spoken on the island..The two native languages of Ouvéa are the Melanesian Iaai and the Polynesian Faga Uvea, which is the only Polynesian language that has taken root in New Caledonia. Speakers of Faga Uvea have fully integrated into the Kanak society, and consider themselves Kanak..Ouvéa has rich marine resources and is home to many sea turtles, species of fish, coral as well as a native parrot, the Uvea Parakeet, that can only be found on the island of Ouvéa..A large crustacaen called a "coconut crab" or crabe de cocotier can also be found on the islands. The large crabs live in palm tree plantations and live solely on a diet of coconuts that they crack open with their powerful claws. They are blue in colour and can grow to several kilos in size. They are a land based species and do not venture into the ocean..
  • cliffs of Lekine it's a chain of coral cliffs on the Ouvea island in the Loyalty islands..Ouvéa (local pronunciation: [u?ve.a]) is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The settlement of Fayaoué [fa?jawe], on Ouvéa Island, is the administrative centre of the commune of Ouvéa..Ouvéa is made up of Ouvéa Island, the smaller Mouli Island and Faiava Island, and several islets around these three islands. All these lie among the Loyalty Islands, to the northeast of New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Islands Province of New Caledonia..The crescent-shaped island, which belongs to a larger atoll, is 50 km (30 miles) long and 7 km (4.5 miles) wide. It lies northeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa is home to around 3,000 people that are organized into tribes divided into Polenesian, Melanesian and Walisian by ethnic descend. The Iaai language is spoken on the island..The two native languages of Ouvéa are the Melanesian Iaai and the Polynesian Faga Uvea, which is the only Polynesian language that has taken root in New Caledonia. Speakers of Faga Uvea have fully integrated into the Kanak society, and consider themselves Kanak..Ouvéa has rich marine resources and is home to many sea turtles, species of fish, coral as well as a native parrot, the Uvea Parakeet, that can only be found on the island of Ouvéa..A large crustacaen called a "coconut crab" or crabe de cocotier can also be found on the islands. The large crabs live in palm tree plantations and live solely on a diet of coconuts that they crack open with their powerful claws. They are blue in colour and can grow to several kilos in size. They are a land based species and do not venture into the ocean..cliffs of Lekine it's a chain of coral clif
  • cliffs of Lekine it's a chain of coral cliffs on the Ouvea island in the Loyalty islands..Ouvéa (local pronunciation: [u?ve.a]) is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The settlement of Fayaoué [fa?jawe], on Ouvéa Island, is the administrative centre of the commune of Ouvéa..Ouvéa is made up of Ouvéa Island, the smaller Mouli Island and Faiava Island, and several islets around these three islands. All these lie among the Loyalty Islands, to the northeast of New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Islands Province of New Caledonia..The crescent-shaped island, which belongs to a larger atoll, is 50 km (30 miles) long and 7 km (4.5 miles) wide. It lies northeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa is home to around 3,000 people that are organized into tribes divided into Polenesian, Melanesian and Walisian by ethnic descend. The Iaai language is spoken on the island..The two native languages of Ouvéa are the Melanesian Iaai and the Polynesian Faga Uvea, which is the only Polynesian language that has taken root in New Caledonia. Speakers of Faga Uvea have fully integrated into the Kanak society, and consider themselves Kanak..Ouvéa has rich marine resources and is home to many sea turtles, species of fish, coral as well as a native parrot, the Uvea Parakeet, that can only be found on the island of Ouvéa..A large crustacaen called a "coconut crab" or crabe de cocotier can also be found on the islands. The large crabs live in palm tree plantations and live solely on a diet of coconuts that they crack open with their powerful claws. They are blue in colour and can grow to several kilos in size. They are a land based species and do not venture into the ocean..cliffs of Lekine it's a chain of coral clif
  • Broken coconut on the road at Fayaoue on the Ouvea island in the Loyalty islands..Ouvéa (local pronunciation: [u?ve.a]) is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The settlement of Fayaoué [fa?jawe], on Ouvéa Island, is the administrative centre of the commune of Ouvéa..Ouvéa is made up of Ouvéa Island, the smaller Mouli Island and Faiava Island, and several islets around these three islands. All these lie among the Loyalty Islands, to the northeast of New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Islands Province of New Caledonia..The crescent-shaped island, which belongs to a larger atoll, is 50 km (30 miles) long and 7 km (4.5 miles) wide. It lies northeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa is home to around 3,000 people that are organized into tribes divided into Polenesian, Melanesian and Walisian by ethnic descend. The Iaai language is spoken on the island..The two native languages of Ouvéa are the Melanesian Iaai and the Polynesian Faga Uvea, which is the only Polynesian language that has taken root in New Caledonia. Speakers of Faga Uvea have fully integrated into the Kanak society, and consider themselves Kanak..Ouvéa has rich marine resources and is home to many sea turtles, species of fish, coral as well as a native parrot, the Uvea Parakeet, that can only be found on the island of Ouvéa..A large crustacaen called a "coconut crab" or crabe de cocotier can also be found on the islands. The large crabs live in palm tree plantations and live solely on a diet of coconuts that they crack open with their powerful claws. They are blue in colour and can grow to several kilos in size. They are a land based species and do not venture into the ocean..Broken coconut on the road at Fayaoue on the Ou
  • Genuine modern Kanak sculptures carved from native wood at Lekine on the Ouvea island in the Loyalty islands..Ouvéa (local pronunciation: [u?ve.a]) is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The settlement of Fayaoué [fa?jawe], on Ouvéa Island, is the administrative centre of the commune of Ouvéa..Ouvéa is made up of Ouvéa Island, the smaller Mouli Island and Faiava Island, and several islets around these three islands. All these lie among the Loyalty Islands, to the northeast of New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Islands Province of New Caledonia..The crescent-shaped island, which belongs to a larger atoll, is 50 km (30 miles) long and 7 km (4.5 miles) wide. It lies northeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa is home to around 3,000 people that are organized into tribes divided into Polenesian, Melanesian and Walisian by ethnic descend. The Iaai language is spoken on the island..The two native languages of Ouvéa are the Melanesian Iaai and the Polynesian Faga Uvea, which is the only Polynesian language that has taken root in New Caledonia. Speakers of Faga Uvea have fully integrated into the Kanak society, and consider themselves Kanak..Ouvéa has rich marine resources and is home to many sea turtles, species of fish, coral as well as a native parrot, the Uvea Parakeet, that can only be found on the island of Ouvéa..A large crustacaen called a "coconut crab" or crabe de cocotier can also be found on the islands. The large crabs live in palm tree plantations and live solely on a diet of coconuts that they crack open with their powerful claws. They are blue in colour and can grow to several kilos in size. They are a land based species and do not venture into the ocean..Genuine modern Kanak s
  • The traditional circular thatched house with pointed roof still predominates on Ouvea, and the chiefly compounds are surrounded by high driftwood pallisades from the Eot tribe in the St Joseph villages at Ouvéa Island in the Loyalty islands..Ouvéa (local pronunciation: [u?ve.a]) is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The settlement of Fayaoué [fa?jawe], on Ouvéa Island, is the administrative centre of the commune of Ouvéa..Ouvéa is made up of Ouvéa Island, the smaller Mouli Island and Faiava Island, and several islets around these three islands. All these lie among the Loyalty Islands, to the northeast of New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Islands Province of New Caledonia..The crescent-shaped island, which belongs to a larger atoll, is 50 km (30 miles) long and 7 km (4.5 miles) wide. It lies northeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa is home to around 3,000 people that are organized into tribes divided into Polenesian, Melanesian and Walisian by ethnic descend. The Iaai language is spoken on the island..The two native languages of Ouvéa are the Melanesian Iaai and the Polynesian Faga Uvea, which is the only Polynesian language that has taken root in New Caledonia. Speakers of Faga Uvea have fully integrated into the Kanak society, and consider themselves Kanak..Ouvéa has rich marine resources and is home to many sea turtles, species of fish, coral as well as a native parrot, the Uvea Parakeet, that can only be found on the island of Ouvéa..A large crustacaen called a "coconut crab" or crabe de cocotier can also be found on the islands. The large crabs live in palm tree plantations and live solely on a diet of coconuts that they crack open with their powerful claws. They are blue in c
  • Le Trou Bleu d'Anawa (Blue Hole of Anawa of Ouvéa in the Loyalty islands..Ouvéa (local pronunciation: [u?ve.a]) is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The settlement of Fayaoué [fa?jawe], on Ouvéa Island, is the administrative centre of the commune of Ouvéa..Ouvéa is made up of Ouvéa Island, the smaller Mouli Island and Faiava Island, and several islets around these three islands. All these lie among the Loyalty Islands, to the northeast of New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Islands Province of New Caledonia..The crescent-shaped island, which belongs to a larger atoll, is 50 km (30 miles) long and 7 km (4.5 miles) wide. It lies northeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa is home to around 3,000 people that are organized into tribes divided into Polenesian, Melanesian and Walisian by ethnic descend. The Iaai language is spoken on the island..The two native languages of Ouvéa are the Melanesian Iaai and the Polynesian Faga Uvea, which is the only Polynesian language that has taken root in New Caledonia. Speakers of Faga Uvea have fully integrated into the Kanak society, and consider themselves Kanak..Ouvéa has rich marine resources and is home to many sea turtles, species of fish, coral as well as a native parrot, the Uvea Parakeet, that can only be found on the island of Ouvéa..A large crustacaen called a "coconut crab" or crabe de cocotier can also be found on the islands. The large crabs live in palm tree plantations and live solely on a diet of coconuts that they crack open with their powerful claws. They are blue in colour and can grow to several kilos in size. They are a land based species and do not venture into the ocean..
  • Fayaoue village on the Ouvea island in the Loyalty islands..Ouvéa (local pronunciation: [u've.a]) is a commune in the Loyalty Islands Province of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The settlement of Fayaoué [fa'jawe], on Ouvéa Island, is the administrative centre of the commune of Ouvéa..Ouvéa is made up of Ouvéa Island, the smaller Mouli Island and Faiava Island, and several islets around these three islands. All these lie among the Loyalty Islands, to the northeast of New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa Island is one of the Loyalty Islands, in the archipelago of New Caledonia, an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island is part of the commune (municipality) of Ouvéa, in the Islands Province of New Caledonia..The crescent-shaped island, which belongs to a larger atoll, is 50 km (30 miles) long and 7 km (4.5 miles) wide. It lies northeast of Grande Terre, New Caledonia's mainland..Ouvéa is home to around 3,000 people that are organized into tribes divided into Polenesian, Melanesian and Walisian by ethnic descend. The Iaai language is spoken on the island..The two native languages of Ouvéa are the Melanesian Iaai and the Polynesian Faga Uvea, which is the only Polynesian language that has taken root in New Caledonia. Speakers of Faga Uvea have fully integrated into the Kanak society, and consider themselves Kanak..Ouvéa has rich marine resources and is home to many sea turtles, species of fish, coral as well as a native parrot, the Uvea Parakeet, that can only be found on the island of Ouvéa..A large crustacaen called a "coconut crab" or crabe de cocotier can also be found on the islands. The large crabs live in palm tree plantations and live solely on a diet of coconuts that they crack open with their powerful claws. They are blue in colour and can grow to several kilos in size. They are a land based species and do not venture into the ocean..Ouvéa is also home to trophy Bonefish that inhabit the nutrient rich "fla