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For the
most part, the population lives along the coast or on the
small offshore islands.
Dominated by Mount Tabwemasana (1879m) the western coast is
wild and mountainous,
difficult to access, as opposed to the eastern coast, which
can easily be explored.
Luganville
Luganville is Vanuatu’s second urban centre. Whilst it may
not be the administrative
capital, nevertheless, with the new international airport,
not to mention the thousands of
hectares of rich arable land, it stands a very good chance
of becoming the economic capital
of Vanuatu one day.
Luganville is Vanuatu’s second urban centre. Whilst it may
not be the administrative
capital, nevertheless, with the new international airport,
not to mention the thousands of
hectares of rich arable land, it stands a very good chance
of becoming the economic capital
of Vanuatu one day.
Air Vanuatu offers international flights to and from
Brisbane once a week and domestic flights from Port Vila two
or three times a day. It takes approximately 45 to 75
minutes
to fly from Vila to Santo depending on the aircraft.
Copra, cattle farming, fishing, coffee, cocoa and vanilla
remain the major resources of the island, with a growing
tourism sector.
Accommodation
There are different types of accommodation in Santo, as
comfortable resorts & hotels
with restaurant, or motels with cooking facilities…
On the way out to Port
Olry
For keen divers, you simply cannot miss out on a dive on the
famous wreck of the SS President Coolidge. This 200 m long
American luxury passenger liner sank in 1942 after
hitting one of its own mines as it was about to enter the
Segond Channel. Now declared
a Marine Reserve, it is famous throughout the world as being
one of the most accessible ship wrecks anyone can explore.
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