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Fare Mato

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The place

Fare Mato ("House of the Rock" in Tahitian) in the Papenoo valley, island of Tahiti (French Polynesia, France), at 1341 m elevation, within Tahiti's inner volcanic crater. COUNTRY ANOMALY: French Polynesia missing from the country database (to be added, possibly under FR). "Fare" means house in Tahitian. A traditional Polynesian-style cabin on the approach routes to Mount Orohena (2241 m, the highest peak in French Polynesia) and Aorai (2066 m). Rainforest with Metrosideros and tree ferns.

The setting

Papenoo valley Tahiti French Polynesia 1341 m volcanic crater, Orohena 2241 m highest peak in FP/Aorai 2066 m, Metrosideros/tree ferns, ANOMALY French Polynesia missing.