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1). A Hiking Guide to Easter Island Ask me which Pacific island has the most to offer hikers and I'll probably answer Easter Island. Here on an island 11 km wide and 23 km long you'll find nearly a thousand ancient Polynesian statues strewn along a powerfully beautiful coastline or littering the slopes of an extinct volcano. The legends of Easter Island have been recount... 2). Paradise Found: Moon Handbooks South Pacific Avalon Travel Publishing announces the release of the 8th edition of Moon Handbooks South Pacific by David Stanley.This 1091-page travel guide 3). Return to Ouvea, New Caledonia "Ouvea is everything you'd expect in a South Pacific island. Twenty kilometers of unbroken white sands border the lagoon on the west side of the islan 4). Dancing With Whales We've all heard about whalewatching from boats or shore, and a few companies are now offering the possibility of actually swimming and snorkelin 5). Cuba-Pictures.com Launched by Lonely Planet Author The original author of Lonely Planet Cuba announces the launch of Cuba-Pictures.com, a 23-page collection of 207 travel photos of Cuba. All ph 6). Samoa, Heart of Polynesia The islands of Samoa are emerging as an exciting new South Pacific travel destination between Hawaii and New Zealand. This "Heart of Polynesia" is politically split into two distinct entities 80 miles apart. The country Samoa is a former German colony, captured by New Zealand in 1914 and granted independence in 1962. In 1997 the name was changed fr... 7). Tahiti in Fiction and Film Over the years, Tahiti and Polynesia have provided novelists and moviemakers with colorful subject matter. Early travelers told of wanton women on tr