Vallée Maroto

Places of Interest

Marae

Archaeological site

Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.

A marae, malaʻe, meʻae or malae is a communal or sacred place that serves religious and social purposes in Polynesian societies. In all these languages, the term also means cleared and free of weeds or trees.

Mont Orohena

Volcano

Photo: FRED, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mont Orohena is a mountain located in the South Pacific, on the island of Tahiti. With an elevation of 2,241 metres above sea level, it is the highest point of French Polynesia and Tahiti. Mont Orohena is situated 4 km northwest of Vallée Maroto.

Pito Hiti

Peak

Photo: Bernhardwalzl, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pito Hiti or Pito Iti is the second highest peak on the island of Tahiti in French Polynesia. Its elevation is 2,110 metres. The name Pito Hiti comes from hiti, meaning in Tahitian "to get up", but since the "h" is not pronounced in French, his name is sometimes written Pito Iti which literally means in Tahitian "little navel". Pito Hiti is situated 3½ km northwest of Vallée Maroto.

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Tahiti

Photo: london, CC BY 2.0.

Tahiti lies in the South Pacific. It is the largest of the 118 islands and atolls that comprise French Polynesia. Tahiti is in the Society Islands, an archipelago which includes the islands of Bora Bora, Raiatea, Taha'a, Huahine and Moorea, and has a population of 190,000 people, about 83% of whom are of Polynesian ancestry.

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Vallée Maroto

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