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Colonia, Federated States of Micronesia

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built around 1910 are worth a visit. They were built for telecommunication during the German colonial period of Yap. Their height amounts to approximately 20 feet. Remnants of a German dock can be visited as well.
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in Colonia, where older navigators teach navigation skills to the younger generation, pirogue-building from a newly felled tree can be observed.
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dating from 1887 can be visited close to the legislature building. Close to Yap High School, the three
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Tamil Harbor is the main port of Yap State. Ships have to travel through a 2.5-kilometer-long (
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several war memorials were erected. Several families in Yap earn their livelihood by building
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mission was established in Colonia in 1885, during Yap's time as a colony of Spain.
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consisting of many different rai stones can be visited in the south of Colonia.
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reaching to the east and south for some 800 kilometers (500 miles).
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A view of town from the circumnavigational road around Chamorro Bay
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Higher Education in the Federated States of Micronesia
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Street view of the Yap Living History Museum in 2017
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Kolonia

9°31′N 138°08′E / 9.517°N 138.133°E / 9.517; 138.133
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Rull
Weloy
Yap State
Federated States of Micronesia
Kolonia
Pohnpei State
Yap
atolls
islands
Spanish
Catholic

Rai stones
limestone
Palau

pirogues
Spanish fort
Yap High School
Yap Catholic High School
"Micronesia"
"Missionaries"
the original
Landfalls of Paradise: Cruising Guide to the Pacific Islands
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