Hatiheu

French Polynesia

Hatiheu is a village on the north coast of Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas of French Polynesia, set in a dramatic bay beneath basalt peaks. The valley holds some of the archipelago's most important archaeological sites. Visitors see the restored tohua ceremonial site and ancient petroglyphs and tiki statues, the village's small museum, the dramatic bay and mountain scenery, and the traditional Marquesan culture of this remote valley.