Mou'a puta Pierced Mountain Moorea - a photo on Flickriver

            This is a very poor photo.  The light was poor and not a really good camera.  Believe it or not this is one of the highlights of Moorea.  There is a legend associated with it and I quote from a posting by "islandboyatheart" translated from Jan Prince's version in Tahiti Guide.

The Legend of the Pierced Mountain of Moorea: 

One night, Hiro and his band of thieves, arrived on Mo'orea to steal Mount Rotui. They attached long ropes/vines to the top of the mountain and started to pull it. They succeeded in detaching a portion of the island, which is evidenced by the two bays (Opunohu and Cook's) that straddle Mount Rotui. Pai, a favourite of the Gods, was living in Puna'auia on Tahiti, and was awakened by his adoptive parents who had just seen this scene in a dream. Pai arose, climbed to the top of the Tata'a hill and threw his lance towards Mo'orea. The lance crossed the sea, striking a mountaintop on Moorea where it passed through boring a large hole in the top. The mountain has been known since as Mou'a puta (Pierced Mountain). Continuing on its way like a meteor, the lance arrived in the south of Ra'iatea, where it struck and was embedded in the top of a mountain, which to this day remains indented. The impact of the lance caused vibrations, which awakened the roosters of Mo'orea. The roosters began to crow, which startled the thieves and caused them to flee to Rai'atea as fast as possible, fearing the coming of daylight. However, Hiro and his band of thieves succeeded in tearing off a piece of Mount Rotui, in the shape of cone, which they took along to Ra'iatea and placed not far from the shore of Opoa. On this hill, you will find that it is covered small toa (ironwood trees), similar to those found on Mount Rotui but contrasting with surrounding vegetation.

Taken on: September 23, 2009

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Moorea

French Polynesia

rural

landscape

mountains

sea

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Sets appears in: • South Pacific Cruise - Tour of Moorea

Camera: Canon PowerShot SX1 IS, f/8.0, 1/2000 sec, 100mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon PowerShot SX1 IS
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/2000)
Focal Length:	100mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS3 Macintosh
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