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The main village that was here years ago on the north side is gone. Only 9 people live on this far western atoll of French Polynesia. A family of 7 and another of 2. They live 300 yards apart and don’t get along. Copra farming is why they’re here. It’s pretty lucrative, especially as they have to pay no rent. Ownership is still being hashed out in Papeete of this entire atoll. The last in all of Polynesia for the government to assign land ownership.
Mopelia Atoll, Society Islands – French Polynesia
June 13, 2010