Belau,Culture,
HISTORY of PALAU MICRONESIA also know as Belau...natures best kept secret in the Pacific...Discover the treasure above and below the waves
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Welcome to PALAU TOURS NEW
Website & Blog. Did You Know...?
A little HISTORY of PALAU also known as BELAU,
Micronesia.
© Gunther Deichmann - WWII Tanks on the island of Peliliu Island,
Palau Micronesia, for more info please visit:
http://www.palautours.com/palau-history.html
or click on the image above.
PALAU presents a multitude of recreational alternatives, and
certainly eco-tourism and sports activities are favorites. For WW II
memorabilia, the hills of Peliliu Island are a must to explore, but be
careful; some of the ammunition may still be live. Additionally,
many of the various battle sites feature intriguing, bat-filled caves.
The magnificent islands of the Republic of Palau, fondly called Belau
by its friendly inhabitants, were named by early explorers and have
been known to the outside world at one time or another as West
Caroline Islands, the Palaos, the New Philippines, Panlog, and the
Pelew Islands.
Not with standing Palau's intriguing variety of names, in 1696 survivors
of two canoes full of seafaring natives from the Micronesian island of
Yap told Spanish priests about the islands' existence after they washed
up on the shores of Samar Island in the Philippines. What followed were
several determined attempts to reach them, but only in 1710 did Capitan
Francisco Padilla – in command of the Santissima Trinidad galleon –
finally discover and land on the Palau island of Sonsorol, where they
were met with open arms by friendly natives... visit Palau Tours NEW
Website for more History and information
@ http://www.palautours.com/palau-history.html
Website & Blog. Did You Know...?
A little HISTORY of PALAU also known as BELAU,
Micronesia.
© Gunther Deichmann - WWII Tanks on the island of Peliliu Island,
Palau Micronesia, for more info please visit:
http://www.palautours.com/palau-history.html
or click on the image above.
PALAU presents a multitude of recreational alternatives, and
certainly eco-tourism and sports activities are favorites. For WW II
memorabilia, the hills of Peliliu Island are a must to explore, but be
careful; some of the ammunition may still be live. Additionally,
many of the various battle sites feature intriguing, bat-filled caves.
The magnificent islands of the Republic of Palau, fondly called Belau
by its friendly inhabitants, were named by early explorers and have
been known to the outside world at one time or another as West
Caroline Islands, the Palaos, the New Philippines, Panlog, and the
Pelew Islands.
Not with standing Palau's intriguing variety of names, in 1696 survivors
of two canoes full of seafaring natives from the Micronesian island of
Yap told Spanish priests about the islands' existence after they washed
up on the shores of Samar Island in the Philippines. What followed were
several determined attempts to reach them, but only in 1710 did Capitan
Francisco Padilla – in command of the Santissima Trinidad galleon –
finally discover and land on the Palau island of Sonsorol, where they
were met with open arms by friendly natives... visit Palau Tours NEW
Website for more History and information
@ http://www.palautours.com/palau-history.html