By: Ryann McCarty

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• By Ryann McCarty

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• The Fiji Islands consist of 322 islands, of which
  106 are inhabited
• The Fiji Islands cover an area of 940,000 square
  kilometers of which 10 is land.

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Nadi

• Fly into Fijis International Airport in Nadi
• Nadi is the center of Hindu and Islam culture
• Visit the historic religious temple Sri Siva
  Subramaniya Hindu Temple
• Largest temple in the Southern hemisphere

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Sri Siva Subramaniya

• Broken down into three parts each built with the
  height weight and width to fit the size of the
  religious statues inside needed to bring about
  correct vibrations during prayer.
• Dravidian architecture of this temple is rarely
  seen outside of India and a must visit if in the
  area

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Suva

• Suva is the capital of The Fiji Islands since
  1882
• Largest city in the South pacific
• Home to more than half the countries population
• In 1879 Suvas population was a mere 200 people
  and now it has more than 200,000 inhabitants.

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• A large chunk of the population comes from
  college students. Suva is home to a branch of The
  University of South Pacific and Fiji Institute of
  Technology.
• Hosted the South Pacific Games three times

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Navala Village

• The traditional village of the Fijian people
• All homes are built out of traditional materials-
  bamboo walls, thatch roofs
• Home are built for every new marriage and take
  about one month to make.

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• Every visit to Navala village starts with a
  welcome ceremony in which the tourist drinks the
  traditional Fiji drink made from the roots of the
  Yagona tree bonding them with the culture

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Rotuma

• 450 Kilometers away from Suva
• Rotuma is well known for two reasons 1) It is
  shaped like a whale
• 2) It is a fragile volcanic island with
  craters rising up 250m.
• Until recently you needed an invitation from a
  Rotuman resident to step foot on the island.

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• In addition to Rotuma being a shield volcano made
  out of alkali-olivine basalt, it has many other
  physical attributes
• Rotuma has the richest soil of the Fijis growing
  mangos, papayas, bananas, oranges, and melons
• Rotuma is filled with rainforests, mountain
  peaks, and coral reefs.

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Kadavu

• Rugged and mountainous terrain
• Still has 75 of its natural rainforest which
  brings about its diversity of birds
• Fijis unspoiled land
• One of the more underdeveloped parts of the Fijis
• Main occupation Farming
• Reliant on subsistence farming.
• Few roads

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