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Arguably, the last Eden on Earth isn't where you would have expected it. Palau is a West-Pacific island nation in which daily life, culture and economy were bound to the sea for millennia; the reason why 80% of its maritime territory remains national heritage, thus maintaining pristine emerald green islands and turquoise waters. Uncover the fascinating Palauan society still ruled by traditional tribal chiefs, the ecological efforts of the national government to preserve such beauty, and the exotics behind Ngerukewid, one of the earliest wildlife reserves in the whole of Oceania.