{"id":3687,"date":"2025-07-11T13:21:37","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T23:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.keakua.art\/explore-taputapuatea-marae-raiateas-sacred-treasure\/"},"modified":"2025-07-11T13:23:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T23:23:18","slug":"explore-taputapuatea-marae-raiateas-sacred-treasure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.keakua.art\/en\/explore-taputapuatea-marae-raiateas-sacred-treasure\/","title":{"rendered":"Explore Taputapuatea Marae, Raiatea\u2019s Sacred Treasure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Taputapuatea, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is one of Polynesia\u2019s most iconic places. Located on the island of Raiatea, this marae (sacred site) was once the religious, cultural, and political center of the Polynesian triangle, connecting people across the Pacific Ocean. <\/p>\n\n<p>Today, Taputapuatea fascinates visitors with its carved stones, sacred altars, and ceremonial platforms that reflect ancient traditions. The site also offers breathtaking views of the turquoise lagoon and surrounding mountains. <\/p>\n\n<p>Visiting Taputapuatea means diving into the heart of Polynesian culture and understanding the deep connection between spirituality, nature, and society.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Want to discover Taputapuatea from home?<\/strong><br\/>\u2192 Take a <strong>virtual tour of Taputapuatea Marae<\/strong> and explore this sacred site online.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taputapuatea, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is one of Polynesia\u2019s most iconic places. Located on the island of Raiatea, this marae (sacred site) was once the religious, cultural, and political center of the Polynesian triangle, connecting people across the Pacific Ocean. Today, Taputapuatea fascinates visitors&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3676,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_glsr_average":0,"_glsr_ranking":0,"_glsr_reviews":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-non-classifiee"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keakua.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keakua.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keakua.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keakua.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keakua.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3687"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.keakua.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3687\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3688,"href":"https:\/\/www.keakua.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3687\/revisions\/3688"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keakua.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keakua.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keakua.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keakua.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}