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Vanuatu's Underwater Post Office.

Underwater Post Office

The fully functional, submerged Vanuatu Post office is definitely one of a kind.

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Mount Yasur eruption

Mount Yasur

This South Pacific volcano has been blowing its stack for over 800 years and is said to be home to a cult leader waiting to be reborn.

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The ceremonial cross of John Frum.

Cargo Cults of Tanna

Meet a Melanesian tribe that worships an American soldier from World War II.

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Maroum volcano

Malampa Province, Vanuatu

Ambrym Island

Plains of ash and pair of semi-active volcanoes contribute to the otherworldly beauty of this little-known Vanuatu island.

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Penama Province, Vanuatu

Pentecost Island Land Dive

The world’s most primitive form of bungee jumping.

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Gun barrell amongst the coral

Luganville, Vanuatu

Million Dollar Point

The U.S. military dumped millions dollars worth of goods off a beach in Vanuatu, purely to spite the British and French.

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Chiefs' Graves at Amelbati Cannibal Site

Walarano, Vanuatu

Amelbati Cannibal Site

Nestled in the jungles of Vanuatu are the remains of what was once a cannibal oven.

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Kava

The South Pacific's shrub-based drink causes relaxation, euphoria, and a tingling sensation.

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The mask held at the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, made in Malakula, Vanuatu, from matted spiders' webs.

These Hoods Made of Spider Webs Have Long Been Misunderstood

From Vanuatu, they've been described as "smothering hoods and "caps of death."

by Natasha Frost

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