{"id":1286,"date":"2019-09-08T17:42:11","date_gmt":"2019-09-08T16:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/?p=1286"},"modified":"2025-10-11T18:26:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T17:26:41","slug":"marquesas-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/marquesas-islands\/","title":{"rendered":"Marquesas Islands - Memories in stone: Tikis and pa'epa'e"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this mythical land, whose name sounds like a sensual invitation to discover the six inhabited islands out of the thirteen that make up the Marquesas archipelago, a handful of men and women are trying to reconnect with a past buried beneath the exuberant vegetation, engraved on stone or skin, or lurking deep in the collective memory.<\/strong> Ancient excavations have confirmed a human presence there dating back over a thousand years. Today, the Marquesans are trying to recover and protect their heritage, but the means are lacking.<\/p>

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