History of Faaa Faaa

1 history of faaa

1.1 settlers
1.2 european contact
1.3 modern faaa
1.4 dates

history of faaa
early settlers

faaa first settled travelers asia arrived in canoes in year 700. @ time, settlers asia made small houses grass , wood. faaa had 400 residents. fished beach , canoes. settlers made spears charcoal on beach. soon, many more settlers came asia, swelling population 700 year 1220. of people fed on breadfruit , bananas banana trees. settlers kept moving inland beach. looked across ocean , saw moorea, had been settled. of settlers on tahiti paddled canoes visit moorea. 1300, faaa had 1,000 residents. faaa had many grass houses along beach, many close 1 another. of residents left open spaces let kids play. of tahitians made small fires leaves stay warm during winter. 1330s, 1,300 residents had settled in faaa. of settlers moved houses inland beachfront flooded during cyclones , high tides. tahitians moved small valleys close mount orohena. many of polynesians had canoed moorea , many times. had been careful of many stonefish in water.

european contact

european settlers came during 1500s. captain james cook first european visitor. first came moorea sailed tahiti. tahitians wondering , why here. left tahiti , went exploring other islands in pacific ocean. later reached new zealand , eastern coast of australia. charles darwin came on expedition tahiti. during late 1800s, faaa had population of 2,000 residents. of residents went california go california gold rush search new life. faaa part of kingdom of tahiti until annexation of 1880. many buildings made wood along coast of faaa. small markets selling bananas , other fruits busy. residents moorea came fruits markets. farms found in mountains of faaa.

modern faaa

during 1900s, faaa s population had grown 5,000. many markets had more choices , toys kids. bigger boats made new faaa port. boats sailed faaa onward other communes on tahiti such arue , teahupoo. downtown faaa busy , public beaches formed on waterfront of faaa. there big field in north of faaa , faa international airport built here in 1962. 1 of first airplanes air tahiti, first went other islands in french polynesia. international airlines such air tahiti nui incorporated in late 1990s. air moorea runs several flights daily between tahiti , moorea. in 2007 1 flight crashed lagoon , 20 people died. don beachcomber lived here part of life. moorea ferry created after flight , still sails moorea each day. today, faaa has population of 30,000.

dates

700
the area of faaa first settled polynesians
900
faaa has many grass houses along beach , inland
1600
faaa s population grows 1,500
1777
captain james cook first european land on tahiti
1855
many faaa residents leave california gold rush
1910
faaa has more 5,000 residents
1962
faa international airport opened
1998
air tahiti nui founded
2007
air moorea crashes while going moorea