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Levuka,
Ovalau, Lomaiviti.... ..the heart of Fiji
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Levuka
- Fiji's first capital
Experience and be part of a living
heritage...
Levuka is a trip back in time, to a Fiji that is still untouched
from mass tourism and commerce....
it's still the way Fiji used to be in the old days.
Founded by trader and settlers as early as 1830, Levuka was the
first permanent European settlement in the pacific islands. In years
to come the place flourished and attracted cotton and coconut
planters, sandalwood and beche de mer traders. Merchants arrived to
set up businesses such as shops, bars and hotels. ships and sailors
of every nationality visited and Levuka turned into a rowdy place
where anarchy ruled. Local chiefs had trouble to maintain control
and and the self-proclaimed king over Fiji Tui Cakobau and his
fellow chiefs ceded the islands to the queen and Fiji became a
British colony in 10 October 1874, that's when Levuka became Fijis'
first capital. Law and order took over and very soon the first
school of Fiji was build.
Just a few years later the founders were concerned for lack of space
and the problem difficulties this faced for the growth of the
capital. So in 1871 the capital was moved to Suva, businesses and
many people left and Levuka seemed to be doomed to stand still in
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A guide to Levuka and
Ovalau by The Levuka Ovalau Tourism Association
PO. Box, Levuka, Ovalau, Fiji Islands
info@levukafiji.com
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