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Pae Pae Piki Vehine
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We took a little shuttle which went along the bay several miles
to the end and then walked back along the shore passing a Catholic church, Notre
Dame Cathedral of the Marquesas, a cemetery, a park and a small village. The church was built on the site of an
important sacred site of the Marquesans.
We were told that it was common for
the missionaries to destroy the sites and then build churches on these sites to
assure that the Marquesans would forget the old ways as they became practicing
Christians.
The park we passed is known as Pae Pae Piki Vehine it was
built on the site of a former
traditional meeting ground on the occasion of the 1989 Marquesas Festival. Tikis and other sculpture were made at that
time and remain at the park.
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| Notre Dame Cathedral of the Marquesas |
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