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Suva
Viti Levu
Suva can lay certain claim to being the
largest and perhaps the most livable city in the South Pacific
outside New Zealand or Australia. The capital of Fiji since 1883,
it is set on 15 sq km of peninsula adjacent to one of the finest
naturally protected harbors in the South Seas. It is home for about
100,000 people, with another 60,000 living in the fast-developing
corridor along the 25-km stretch from the city limits to the
airport at Nausori to the northeast. (Map courtesy of Fiji
Government).
Definitely Do Not Miss
See the Fiji Museum, check out the nightclubs, and visit the Cultural Center at Pacific Harbour. Or...jump on a plane and take a day trip to the Old Capital of Levuka, a ten minute flight from Suva.
Perhaps the biggest drawback to the town
is its weather, which is wet and often muggy. The nicest way to
describe Suva is as a changeable town that gleams in the sunlight
and turns metallic grey in the rain. And rain is not an uncommon
occurrence in the capital of Fiji. Bring your umbrella.
Suva is a steamy cauldron of Fijians, Indians, Chinese, Tongans, Samoans, Rotumans, Solomon Islanders, Micronesians, Europeans and `fruit salad’ as they are locally called—those of mixed race. In and around Suva there are a variety of Christian churches, Hindu and Sikh temples, Muslim mosques and even an abandoned Jewish cemetery. Fiji’s capital, which can justifiably be called the hub of the South Pacific, has a modern array of communications facilities and has attracted a host of international bureaus and regional institutions such as USP, the University of the South Pacific. Suva has always been the headquarters for culture and the arts. A new newsletter called kulcha vulcha lists the city’s arts, culture and leisure events.
Suva can lay certain claim to being the
largest and perhaps the most livable city in the South Pacific
outside New Zealand or Australia. The capital of Fiji since 1883,
it is set on 15 sq km of peninsula adjacent to one of the finest
naturally protected harbors in the South Seas. It is home for about
100,000 people, with another 60,000 living in the fast-developing
corridor along the 25-km stretch from the city limits to the
airport at Nausori to the northeast. (Map courtesy of Fiji
Government).Definitely Do Not Miss
See the Fiji Museum, check out the nightclubs, and visit the Cultural Center at Pacific Harbour. Or...jump on a plane and take a day trip to the Old Capital of Levuka, a ten minute flight from Suva.
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Perhaps the biggest drawback to the town
is its weather, which is wet and often muggy. The nicest way to
describe Suva is as a changeable town that gleams in the sunlight
and turns metallic grey in the rain. And rain is not an uncommon
occurrence in the capital of Fiji. Bring your umbrella.Suva is a steamy cauldron of Fijians, Indians, Chinese, Tongans, Samoans, Rotumans, Solomon Islanders, Micronesians, Europeans and `fruit salad’ as they are locally called—those of mixed race. In and around Suva there are a variety of Christian churches, Hindu and Sikh temples, Muslim mosques and even an abandoned Jewish cemetery. Fiji’s capital, which can justifiably be called the hub of the South Pacific, has a modern array of communications facilities and has attracted a host of international bureaus and regional institutions such as USP, the University of the South Pacific. Suva has always been the headquarters for culture and the arts. A new newsletter called kulcha vulcha lists the city’s arts, culture and leisure events.
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