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Thursday, June 22, 2017

Travel Day - Niue

Niue
Island country





Niue is a small island nation in the South Pacific Ocean. It’s known for its limestone cliffs and coral-reef dive sites. Migrating whales swim in Niue's waters between July and October. In the southeast is the Huvalu Forest Conservation Area, where trails through fossilized coral forests lead to the Togo and Vaikona chasms. The northwest is home to the rock pools of Avaiki Cave and the naturally formed Talava Arches.
Capital: Alofi
Currency: New Zealand dollar
GDP (PPP): 2011 estimate
Population: 1,612 (2016)
Capital and largest village: Alofi; 19°03′S 169°52′W / 19.050°S 169.867°W

Current weather: 80 degrees, cloudy & breezy
Current time: Thursday, 6:15am
Flights: No direct flights.  Fly to Auckland New Zealand (21 hours, $1450), Auckland to Alofi (3 hours, $660)

Click here to learn about Niue
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Click here to visit the capital city of Alofi
Click here for 5 stunning natural rock formations in Niue


Taro
Root vegetable
Taro commonly refers to the plant Colocasia esculenta, the most widely cultivated species of several plants in the Araceae family which are used as vegetables for their corms, leaves, and petioles.
Cheese fruit or Noni
Plant
Morinda citrifolia is a tree in the coffee family, Rubiaceae. Its native range extends through Southeast Asia and Australasia, and the species is now cultivated throughout the tropics and widely naturalized


Click here to learn why Niue, the Pacific island struggles to cope as population plummets
Click here for a video of Niue
Click here for pictures of Niue




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