Yap Sights

  1. Balabat Village

    The walk to Balabat is lined with traditional men's houses and rai (stone money). You'll pass Madrich, once a Spanish trading station, and continue to the Rull municipal office, where the road is lined with rai. Eventually you will come upon a seaside faluw (meeting house).

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  2. Ethnic Art Village

    Yap's capital Colonia does a great job of celebrating and preserving indigenous art. Here, village elders have been invited to teach their craftsmanship and techniques to younger artists; research is conducted to determine the exact form of original idols and to uncover what natural pigments were used before Western contact.

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  3. Yap Art Studio & Gallery

    This is a terrific little art gallery that showcases the work of local artists. In essence, it's an art cooperative, where you can view and buy watercolours, carvings and weavings direct from the source.

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