
Hiva Oa
an island of the Marquesas


sign Welcome
people Welcome




the bus to Atuona

the Gendarmerie

Gauguin Museum

entrance to Paul Gauguin's house "la maison du jouir"

panel on the "la maison du jouir"

Paul Gauguin's grave
on the hill overlooking the sea

grave marker

graves with lush flowers and vegetation

some with crosses

a Tiki

the grave of Jacques Brel

island women

a child

a man with the Marquesas style tattoos

unloading construction supplies
from the Aranui
(all materials come in on the monthly supply ship)

returning the empty fuel drums

loading copra, the cash crop

the trading cashier
Mea'e Iipona, ancient cult site on Hiva Oa