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Article by: Kate Mulalap
Yap is a wonderful tropical island. It is surrounded by lucious, green coconut trees and sandy beaches. The beaches are privately owned, and you may rent one for a low price. These beaches are exclusive and perfect for birthday parties(this from past experience)or any other parties.
There are ten major municpalities on Yap. In these, ten municpalities throughout the island, you may find well tended gardens as well as taro patches and clean roads throughout the island. Sometimes bikers are a common site, which would usually be teenagers who view their bikes as a way to get away from it all.
Yap is a host to a friendly, hospitable people. There will be smiles all around and the view from any high spot is breathtaking. The ocean water is just the right temperature and many children find that they like to romp with the waves of a passing motorboat. All in all, Yap is a great place for a vacation or a permanent home and you will always feel welcomed.
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Welcome to Yap - Micronesia
Yap is famous for its clear waters and marine life which range from dolphins to schools of tuna fish. It is one of the most traditional places in FSM and it still uses giant stone money as their currency. The people of Yap are really friendly to visitors who are respectful and appreciative towards them. Visitors can do stuff like cycling, fishing and hiking too. Yap is also famous for its enormous stone-money bank.
Micronesia : Diving in Yap
Yap is a good place for diving. It has virgin reefs with beautiful corals, sea caves, sea turtles and amazing grey sharks and barracudas that most divers would love to witness.
But the most famous attraction for divers would be Yap’s manta rays.
People of Yap
Yap is a host to a friendly, hospitable people. There will be smiles all around.
Accommodation in Yap - Micronesia
If been visiting the Yap for the commerce or on a pleasue trip along to the island, the choices of the island of the Yap available will meet yours every specific need and estimate. The industry of hospitality of the island of the Yap extends a warm acceptance to all the hosts on the island in relative the immense range of the luxury resorts, hotels of full-service, budget hotels, rental rooms at houses, and Yap island hostels. A reservation online of someone of these positions is possible.
Micronesia : Yap Sights
Wanyan
This is home to one of the most accessible beaches in Yap, which is the Wanyan beach. It is a great place to hold picnics and also for swimming. Kayaks too can be rented out to tourists who are looking for more of an adventure at the beach.
Villages
Yap has two villages that might be worth a visit. They are the Balabat Villager and the Okau Village. The villages of Yap are still used as meeting house by the elders to discuss community matters.
Bechiyal
Bechiyal is another friendly beachside but it was destroyed during the typhoon in 2004. Visitors are still welcomed to the beach and also allowed to camp out here for about US$5 a night.
Outer Islands
There are many atolls to visit near Yap. They are Ulithi atoll which is said to be the most modern and largest amongst the outer islands, Woleai atoll which would make a good diving spot thanks to its Japanese wrecks surrounding the island and last but not least is Fais.
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Location and Geographic Description: Yap is located in the Western Pacific, stretching from 6 to 10 degrees North Latitude and 137 to 148 degrees East Longitude in the Western Caroline Islands. Yap is one of the four States that make up the Federated States of Micronesia and is some 450 miles southwest of Guam, and 360 miles northeast of Palau.
Yap State: Yap State consists of 134 islands and atolls of which 22 are populated, stretching across more than 100,000 square miles of total area. The main island of Yap is made up of four high volcanic islands and accounts for 38.7 of Yap’s total 49.7 square miles of land area.
Colonia: the State's Capital and commercial center is located here. Most of the outer islands, stretching nearly 600 miles east of Yap Island, are coral atolls and are sparsely populated by people who are different from the Yapese in culture and language.
Time Zone (GMT + 10) - Yap is on the same time zone as Sydney, Australia, and one hour earlier than Tokyo, Japan. Yap is on the other side of the international date line from the United States, and on the same time zone as Guam, where "America’s Day Begins."
Climate Temperatures in Yap are moderate and fairly constant. Average temperature during the spring and summer months are 82 Fahrenheit Celsius, and 80 Fahrenheit Celsius during the fall and winter. Relative humidity ranges from 65 to 100 percent, with an annual average of 83 percent.
Language: There are four indigenous languages in Yap: Yapese, Ulithian, Woleian, and Satawalese. English is the common language of the FSM and is commonly spoken and understood. Many elderly Yapese are fluent in Japanese.
Currency: The official currency in Yap is the US Dollar. Yap is famous for its Stone Money which is still in use for traditional exchanges such as the purchase of land or in village ceremonies.
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Travel light. It never gets cold in Yap, so only lightweight clothing should be brought. Attire is very casual and formal wear is considered unnecessary and impractical.
In Yap, toplessness is common and socially acceptable, but it is considered highly offensive for women to bare their thighs in Public.