In the heart of the Pacific Ocean, nest Tahiti and 117 other islands of the Polynesia.
It is the biggest island of the French Polynesia, in the South of the Pacific Ocean. It is a part of Windward Islands in the Société archipelago.
Tahiti is a mountainous island dominated by The summit of Orohena accompanied with the famous silhouettes of Aorai, with the Diadem, and with the mountain Marau (on 1493 m).
The capital, Papeete, situated on the northwest coast, offers a natural harbour protected by cliffs. The town the political and economic heart of the country, extends over the narrow coastal band and the sides of the North and western mountains of the island are colonized by of rich residences. Of circular and massive shape, the big island Tahiti Damaged crossed by beautiful deep valleys is connected with the small island also mountainous Tahiti Iti, by the narrow isthmus of Taravao.
To the curious visitors, the Tahitian mountain offers strolls of charm in the wild valleys of shadows and lights, in ferns cathedrals, to the meeting of the impressive waterfalls and to the discovery of the mysterious caves and archeological sites were printed by legends.
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