Maximo Napa was rescued in his small fishing boat after being spotted by an Ecuadoran vessel off the coast of northern Peru.

In so doing, they have provided realistic information on sailing over a number of legendary voyaging routes in Polynesia, which has served to greatly enhance the understanding of the discovery and ...

What started as a “normal day” salvaging wood in New Zealand eventually led to a large-scale excavation that uncovered more ...

Once people reached western Polynesia, their explorations stalled ... Eventually they learned to sail against the wind, which allowed them to continue eastward. “Going farther, to remote Oceania ...

which sail using the same principle as a modern catamaran: swift and stable,” Ioannidis added. This contact explains the mystery of how the sweet potato arrived in Polynesia centuries before ...

Did they sail from the east, from South American soil, or from Central Polynesia to the north and west? It is daunting to imagine a voyage to Easter Island from any direction, which would have ...

French Polynesia saw record levels of cruise tourism in 2024, helping to boost the overall tourism in the country to its ...