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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 1877 the
capital was moved to Suva, businesses and
many people left and Levuka seemed to be
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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
©
January,
2009
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