This is a unique location in the Pacific, with a fascinating history and mix of peoples, well-deserving of its
reputation as the 'melting pot of the Pacific'.
This island also offers some wonderful sight-seeing opportunities and recreational activities: white sand
beaches with snorkeling, scuba diving, and surfing; An active volcano where geology can be experienced in
the making and stark lava fields explored with their petroglyphs from pre-European contact times; a mountain,
occasionally snow-capped, which is home to some of the foremost telescopes in the world; lush tropical scenery
replete with waterfalls and river swimming; expanses of grass ranch lands with cattle, rodeos and, of course,
horses.