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PALAU (501 MUST-VISIT NATURAL WONDERS)
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Los lugares mostrados en esta nueva serie de presentaciones sin ánimo de lucro, se han seleccionado de la extraordinaria guía que trae el libro “501 MUST–VISIT NATURAL WONDERS”, editado por Bounty Books, Great Britain, 2007.
Las imágenes y textos han sido tomados libremente de Internet.
Fondo musical: “OLINDA ROAD”; Album: “ISLANDS”; Interpreta: HAPA (Barry Flanagan and Nathan Aweau); Putumayo World Music, 1997
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La República de PALAU, está compuesta por una cadena de cerca de 200 islas, localizadas en el Océano Pacífico, a unos 650 kilómetros al sur de Filipinas, de las cuales solo unas ocho están habitadas.
Sus pobladores arribaron allí unos 2500 años antes de nuestra era, provenientes de Indonesia.
Fue conquistada por los españoles en 1543, vendida a Alemania en 1899, ocupada por Japón durante la Primera Guerra Mundial y por los Estados Unidos en la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
Obtuvo su independencia en 1994, constituyéndose en República Constitucional.
Su capital es Koror. Su población total es de 19.000 habitantes, con una densidad de 44 personas por kilómetro cuadrado.
Es una sociedad matrilineal, en la que la mujer define la preservación de las tradiciones.
Su belleza sinigual, ha motivado que se le incluya entre los 501 parajes recomendados como de obligatoria escala para los viajeros universales amantes de la naturaleza.
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Vista aérea de la República de Palau
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Rock Islands
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Capitolio Nacional, en Koror, capital de Palau
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Chandelier Cave
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Su gran riqueza submarina
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Restos de la Segunda Guerra Mundial
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La danza (ulekbut el ngloik)
La danza de Palau, como la de las islas Yap, en las Carolinas del Pacífico, consta de dos partes: la primera es la “danza madre” o “delal a ngloik”, que tiene por objeto transmitir importantes mensajes culturales; la segunda parte o “beluulchab”, se trata de una secuencia de anécdotas jocosas que tienden a divertir a los espectadores.
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El color de la vegetación utilizada en la confección de las prendas que se lucen, identifica la familia o el clan que interviene en la danza.
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FIN
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