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Welcome to Suva -the capital city of Fiji', reads the banner as you drive into the metropolis. Lautoka advertises itself to the world as the 'Sugar City', Nadi as the 'Jet-Set Town', Sigatoka as the 'Salad Bowl' and Labasa as the 'Friendly North'. But Suva, being Suva, sees no need to advertise its wares and attractions to the world. It is, simply, the 'capital city' of the nation. It has been so since 1882 when the capital of the then British colony moved from Levuka. Home now to over 93,000 people, both longtime residents as well as recently arrived migrants, it is a microcosm of modern Fiji: multicultural, vibrant, resilient, still standing strong despite all the challenges that nature and humans have thrown at it over the decades. Suva remains a special place in a special nation.It is also a place that defies easy description. How you first 'see' Suva depends on how you enter it. First impressions of Suva are shaped by the mode of arrival. Those privileged enough to fly across the island of Viti Levu will cross the Navōsā and Namosi Highlands before descending to the fertile delta of the Rewa River. To the west of the river mouth, across Laucala Bay, a hilly peninsula juts out from the mainland, a mix of verdant green vegetation, roads that snake like arteries across the land, and tin roofs of all colours, shapes and sizes. Those who approach from the sea enter Suva Harbour from the south, sighting Joske's Thumb protruding from the mountains that silhouette the city and passing the graveyard of shipwrecks at the break in the reef. This deep-water harbour has made Suva a lucrative location for commercial activity -once crowded with the sails of native drua and camakau watercraft, today populated by fishing trawlers and shipping container vessels. Oil slicks and rubbish decorate the shoreline of concrete walls and mangrove forest. Those who travel by
Welcome to Suva -the capital city of Fiji', reads the banner as you drive into the metropolis. Lautoka advertises itself to the world as the 'Sugar City', Nadi as the 'Jet-Set Town', Sigatoka as the 'Salad Bowl' and Labasa as the 'Friendly North'. But Suva, being Suva, sees no need to advertise its wares and attractions to the world. It is, simply, the 'capital city' of the nation. It has been so since 1882 when the capital of the then British colony moved from Levuka. Home now to over 93,000 people, both longtime residents as well as recently arrived migrants, it is a microcosm of modern Fiji: multicultural, vibrant, resilient, still standing strong despite all the challenges that nature and humans have thrown at it over the decades. Suva remains a special place in a special nation.It is also a place that defies easy description. How you first 'see' Suva depends on how you enter it. First impressions of Suva are shaped by the mode of arrival. Those privileged enough to fly across the island of Viti Levu will cross the Navōsā and Namosi Highlands before descending to the fertile delta of the Rewa River. To the west of the river mouth, across Laucala Bay, a hilly peninsula juts out from the mainland, a mix of verdant green vegetation, roads that snake like arteries across the land, and tin roofs of all colours, shapes and sizes. Those who approach from the sea enter Suva Harbour from the south, sighting Joske's Thumb protruding from the mountains that silhouette the city and passing the graveyard of shipwrecks at the break in the reef. This deep-water harbour has made Suva a lucrative location for commercial activity -once crowded with the sails of native drua and camakau watercraft, today populated by fishing trawlers and shipping container vessels. Oil slicks and rubbish decorate the shoreline of concrete walls and mangrove forest. Those who travel by
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