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	The Island Chronicles
		Rarotonga, one of 15 islands in the Cook Islands, is one of the last remaining paradises on Earth.
		Because Rarotonga is so remote from Europe and the United States (the closet nation is New Zealand, over 1700 miles away), it has never become densely populated, as Hawaii and Tahiti have.
		In June 2003, Mark Frauenfelder and Carla Sinclair moved from Los Angeles to the South Pacific.
	www.boingboing.net /island/about.html (376 words)

	KiaOrana.com \| Rarotonga (1 of 17)
		Rarotonga means 'in the direction of the prevailing wind, south'.
		Rarotonga - The Capitol Island of the Cook Islands, is a long extinct volcanic island.
		The interior is mountainous and laden with lush tropical rain forests, thus nearly all the population on Rarotonga is concentrated in coastal areas along the 32 kilometre [20 mile] road [Ara Tapu] follows the coast and circles the island.
	kiaorana.com /rarotonga.html (327 words)

	Rarotonga, Capital island of the Cook Islands
		SINCE RAROTONGA is the youngest island in the Cook Islands southern group it is physically unlike its other volcanic neighbors where erosion and periodic submersions have reduced mountains to gentle hills.
		Rarotonga's central massif is the eroded remains of a once mighty volcanic pyramid whose crags now form sawtooth peaks and razorback ridges covered with tropical jungle.
		Rarotonga is the second furthest south of the Cooks group and is almost exactly opposite Honolulu in relative latitude -- just inside the Tropic of Capricorn.
	www.ck /raro.htm (452 words)

	Rarotonga
		Since Rarotonga is the youngest island in the Cook Islands southern group it is physically unlike its other volcanic neighbors where erosion and periodic submersions have reduced mountains to gentle hills.
		Rarotonga's endangered flycatcher bird, the kakerori, is also protected by the Takitumu Conservation Area project which provides guided tours into the southern mountains.
		Land on Rarotonga, as on most islands in the Cooks group, belongs to individuals and families and can only be leased, not sold as freehold.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /cook_islands/about_destin/rarotonga.html (722 words)

	Rarotonga (Cook Islands) Visit
		Still, there is not a native in Rarotonga who does not believe that she could strike him dead with a wish, any day in the week, if she chose; and there are not a few who can tell you that is the days long ago, she exercised the power.
		Rarotonga was keeping holiday at the time, because a great war-canoe was to be launched immediately, and a dance and feast were in preparation.
		Rarotonga, in their long, low house, set among frangipani trees and oranges, and covered with flowering tropical creepers, and seldom or never occupy their palace, Tinomana's five children are dead; she herself is growing old, but the memory of those long-past years of adventure and romance is still with her.
	www.janesoceania.com /cookislands_rarotonga_visit/index.htm (14194 words)

	Alternative Rarotonga Accommodation, Cook Islands
		Rarotonga Accommodation is a source for alternative style holiday accommodations in the Cook Islands.
		Featuring rugged tropical mountains with gentle slopes to its beach lined coast, Rarotonga is the perfect destination for staying in a private home or intimate beach bungalow.
		Rarotonga is a small volcanic island in the south-west Pacific.
	www.rarotonga-accommodation.com (568 words)

	CLIA - Cruise Line International Association
		Rarotonga is one of the premier destinations in the entire South Pacific, and many travelers find that this beautiful location is even more gorgeous than highly-touted Tahiti.
		Until recently, Rarotonga was seen as too remote to be a bona fide tourist destination, but in recent years the tourists have flocked to this island paradise.
		The fishing off the coast of Rarotonga is incredible, and local fisherman claim to have landed some of the largest tuna and marlin anywhere.
	www.cruising.org /planyourcruise/wwdest/overview.cfm?recordID=209 (405 words)

	Birds, nature exploration and culture on Rarotonga, Cook Islands, South Pacific.
		It quickly becomes clear that Rarotonga is a spectacularly beautiful island: not only surrounded by a protective coral reef and soft white-sand beaches perfect for diving and snorkelling, but also rich in sharp-peaked mountains and dense jungle.
		As we climb 400 meters to Te Rua Manga (The Needle), Pa tells us that the noni plant is good for cuts and stings, that myna birds were introduced to the island from Tahiti in 1906 to control coconut stick insects, and that the night jasmine flower only produces scent from 6 pm to midnight.
		Despite its geographical remoteness, Rarotonga is expanding as a holiday destination.
	www.travelwithachallenge.com /Rarotonga.htm (998 words)

	Kiaorana.com \| Rarotonga \| (17 of 17)
		William Wyatt-Gill, a missionary in the 1800s, wrote about the l’oi when he was in Rarotonga, and described a hunting method to catch flocks of l’oi that were feeding on coral trees (Ngate) when they were in bloom.
		The nectar of the bright red flower was apparently one of the bird’s favourite tipples, and when it flew from the mainland to the coastal trees in the early morning or evening, it was captured using a coconut fibre noose placed near the flowers.
		In 1999, during an environmental workshop for the countries of Polynesia held in Rarotonga, it was decided that a comprehensive survey of the l’oi bird was a priority project.
	www.kiaorana.com /rarotonga_0017.html (998 words)

	Rarotonga Travel and Accommodation Guide Cook Islands
		Rarotonga travel is a unique experience - the island is extremely beautiful and small enough to explore with lush tropical mountains, pretty coastal scenes, sandy beaches and a very slow pace of life.
		The north east coast of Rarotonga is the quietest side of the island with impressive mountain scenery but just a few places to stay.
		Getting around Rarotonga is easy - it takes just 45 minutes to go around the island by bus and is possible to cycle in a day.
	www.pacific-travel-guides.com /cook-islands/travel-guide/rarotonga.html (559 words)

	Map of Rarotonga Cook Islands
		Rarotonga is a delightful small volcanic island with beautiful beaches and lots of down to earth accommodation.
		Avarua Town is the capital of the Cook Islands on the north coast.
		Avana Passage is of several popular reef breaks around Rarotonga, although the consistency of waves is lacking.
	www.the-cook-islands.com /rarotonga.html (902 words)

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		That's not to say the scuba diving is not good - there is excellent marine life on Rarotonga, from colourful tropical fish to sharks, manta rays and baracudas and some inspiring 40 feet drop off's around both Rarotonga and Aitutaki.
		There are a few wrecks around Rarotonga dating from the 1950's to explore but these have been badly damaged by recent cyclones.
		The best drop-off's on Rarotonga are on the south coast whilst the north coast has a more gentle descent and therefore better corals.
	www.lycos.com /info/cook-islands--air-rarotonga.html (393 words)

	Rarotonga Cook Islands Honeymoon - Rarotongan Beach Resort
		Rarotonga, the heart of the Cook Islands and one of the most romantic places on Earth, is the pick of the bouquet for many couples from all four corners of the globe looking for a special place to exchange their vows.
		Set on Rarotonga’s sunshine coast directly on the white sand shores of Aroa Lagoon, The Rarotongan is ideally situated to provide guests with all-day sun and a wide range of waterspouts activities.
		Rarotonga has a centre of high mountains clothed in lush rainforest and fringed by kilometers of white sand beaches.
	www.wedalert.com /content/honeymoon/cookislands/index2.asp (2272 words)

	Bob's travel journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Rarotonga is littered with the detritus of impossibly large dreams, lunatic schemes that no sane person could have imagined...
		In any case, Rarotonga is now slathered in Christian churches of all denominations, and on Sunday, almost the entire island shuts down for a morning of well-dressed singing to the skies.
		Heck, it's even better -- Rarotonga, which requires burning diesel fuel even to generate electricity, doesn't exactly glow at night, so in the hours between the setting sun and rising moon, the night sky becomes a brilliant, luminous playground.
	www.thismodernworld.com /rarotonga.html (3054 words)

	Jetsave Travel Rarotonga Island Guide to the Cook Islands, South Pacific
		Rarotonga is known for its fl pearls and fl pearl jewelry.
		Rarotonga is also known for its woodcarving and locally made Tivaevae's (hand sewn quilts).
		Air Rarotonga operates daily flights except Sunday from Rarotonga to the rest of the Cook Islands.
	www.jetsave.co.ck /rarotonga_island.htm (949 words)

	Rarotonga Cook Islands Accommodation and Travel
		Rarotonga Cook Islands is one of the most enchanting of the South Pacific destinations.
		There is something very unique and exciting in travelling around the island on a moped with the wind in your hair, passing local villages and colourful houses with the fragrance of sweet scented flowers all around.
		Our aim is to give you free and independent advice about the region based on our own experiences and then point you in the right direction for booking your accommodations and tours.
	www.rarotonga-cook-islands.com (324 words)

	Rarotonga \| Outside Online
		At a humble 40 square miles, Rarotonga is the largest of 15 atolls, volcanic outcroppings, and sandy mounds that make up the Cook Islands, a far-flung group of landmasses that hover between French Polynesia to the east and New Zealand to the southwest.
		Rarotonga is the tip of an ancient dormant volcano girdled by 20 miles of submerged coral and rock.
		Barry Hill at Dive Rarotonga ($22$26; 682-21-873; www.diveraro.com) knows every cave, drop-off, and wreck around the island, and has swum with humpback whales ("That'll give you dreams for a week," he says).
	outside.away.com /outside/destinations/200111/200111islands_3.adp (1406 words)

	The Island Chronicles
		Rarotonga, one of 15 islands in the Cook Islands, is one of the last remaining paradises on Earth.
		Because Rarotonga is so remote from Europe and the United States (the closet nation is New Zealand, over 1700 miles away), it has never become densely populated, as Hawaii and Tahiti have.
		For the last 1000 years, Rarotonga has managed to retain a unique South Pacific culture.
	boingboing.net /island/about.html (376 words)

	Rarotonga Diving
		Rarotonga offers excellent diving with some thirty different dive sites, and with the island being almost round there is always some calm place to dive.
		The outer reef area offers a diverse range of diving conditions with superb visibility, usually between 30 and 60 metres depending on wind and weather.
		Rarotonga is one of the most cost effective places in the world to gain your Padi certification.
	www.sea-change-rarotonga.com /diving.html (275 words)

	Itchyfeet Online Travel :: Rarotonga, Cook Islands
		Located in the middle of the South Pacific as far south of the equator as Hawaii is north on the same longitude, Rarotonga is one of the fifteen islands that together comprise the Cook Islands.
		It is the political and economic hub of the Cooks and the jump off point to the other islands of the southern and northern group.
		Diving is done along the outer perimeter of the reef and there are two major operators in Rarotonga, the one most convenient to town is in Arorangi about 5 km away.
	www.itchyfeet.org /articles/rarotonga.htm (1311 words)

	YouTube - The Cook Islands, South Pacific: Impressions of Rarotonga (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		but it still saddens me whenever i go back to Rarotonga and see a little piece of an area has dissapeared not to mention my mum and grandmother are buried near muri beach just past the pacific resort.
		Rarotonga is relatively safe compared to some of the outer islands.
		the clip is beautiful..im a nz born cook islander..Ive been to rarotonga a couple of times..its truly paradise..thank you for sharing..
	www.youtube.com /watch?v=nD7bC9vqQV0 (385 words)

	Rarotonga Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
		There are photos of all the prime ministers that have served during the nation's brief history and a section of photos devoted to "Royal Visits" (a visit by Queen Elizabeth II in the 1960s; photos of Prince Edward being carried around the streets by locals in the early 1990s).
		Both the old (green) and new Cook Islands flags hang from one exhibition board, while the words of the national anthem (in both English and Maori) are displayed on another exhibition board.
		Avarua is the capital of Rarotonga and is referred to, ironically, as the "bright lights" by the locals!
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Australia_and_Oceania/Cook_Islands/Rarotonga-1907230/Things_To_Do-Rarotonga-BR-1.html (1826 words)

	Rarotonga Rentals, Cook Islands for vehicle hire on Rarotonga
		Rarotonga Rentals, Cook Islands for vehicle hire on Rarotonga
		Rarotonga Rentals is located opposite the arrivals area of the airport and is less than a 50 metre walk.
		View from Rarotonga Rentals to the arrival area at the airport.
	www.rarotongarentals.co.ck (135 words)

	Pacific Resort Rarotonga Cook Islands - Rarotonga Resorts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Pacific Resort Rarotonga is an idyllic property set on Muri Lagoon, one of the most beautiful and scenic beaches on the island.
		Pacific Resort Rarotonga is located on Rarotonga's finest white sand beach and largest lagoon area with offshore islands.
		The gardens at Pacific Resort Rarotonga are a breath-taking setting for your wedding with the backdrop of beautiful Muri Lagoon in the distance or you may prefer to exchange vows right on our white sandy beach.
	www.south-seas-adventures.com /cook-islands-resorts/Pacific-Resorts-Villas-Rarotonga_Cook-Islands.php (1042 words)

	Travelocity.com: Destination Guides: Rarotonga
		With tourism as its main business, Rarotonga has enough sporting and other outdoor activities to occupy the time of anyone who decides to crawl out of a beach chair and move the muscles.
		The course was once located on what is now the Rarotonga International Airport, but it had to move it when the runway was expanded.
		Scuba Diving -- Rarotonga's lagoon is only 1m to 3m (4 ft.-10 ft.) deep, but depths easily reach 30m (100 ft.) outside the reef, and a drop-off starts at 24m (80 ft.) and descends to more than 3,600m (12,000 ft.).
	dest.travelocity.com /DestGuides/0,1840,AOLCOM\|4972\|\|\|0209010020\|F,00.html (1088 words)

	Air Rarotonga - Book a Flight
		Flights commence April 3, 2007 and are operated by Air Tahiti ATR72 aircraft.
		You can book flights to Air Rarotonga's ten island and international destinations over our secure server and print your itinerary and receipt.
		©Copyright 2007 Air Rarotonga Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
	www.airraro.com (151 words)

	Air Rarotonga - the Airline of the Cook Islands
		Welcome to Rarotonga the capital of our friendly little corner of the Pacific.
		There is a great variety of outlets with locally made arts and crafts, supermarkets with international brands and locally grown fl pearls as well as a great range of quality Hotels, Resorts, Motels and guest house self catering properties.
		In fact there are only 900 rooms on Rarotonga ranging from 4 star to budget guesthouses -US$250 per night to just US$7.
	www.airraro.com /clientpages/raro/rarotonga.html (418 words)

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