Refuge du Mont Panié (Maruia)
Nouvelle Calédonie0 mUnguardedVerified listing
The place
Refuge du Mont Panié (Maruia) at the foot of Mont Panié (1,629 m, the highest peak in New Caledonia), Hienghène/Pouébo area (Grande Terre North, New Caledonia, France), at 1,350 m elevation. A Province Nord refuge within the Mont Panié wilderness reserve, on land of Kanak heritage (Hienghène chiefdoms). Home to endemic Araucaria stands and primary tropical rainforest, habitat of the cagou (Rhynochetos jubatus, the national emblem bird).
Off-season beds
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The setting
Mont Panié, 1,629 m, highest point in NC; Hienghène/Pouébo, Grande Terre North, 1,350 m; Mont Panié wilderness reserve, Kanak chiefdoms; endemic Araucaria/rainforest; cagou (Rhynochetos), national emblem.
What you'll find
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