Archaeological, Museum sights in Pacific

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   Buried Village

   • Rotorua & The Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand
   • Sights › Archaeological site, museum

   Fifteen kilometres from Rotorua on Tarawera Rd, beyond the pretty Blue and Green Lakes, is the buried village of Te Wairoa, interred by the eruption of Mt Tarawera in 1886. Te Wairoa was the staging post for travellers coming to see the Pink and White Terraces. Today a museum houses objects dug from the ruins, and guides in period costume escort groups through the excavated sites. There's also a walk to the 30m Te Wairoa Falls (not suitable for kids or oldies), and a teahouse if you're feeling more sedate.

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