Yap is probably one of the most remote islands you can get to in the Pacific being part of the Federated States of Micronesia.

Here are some photos from the island, including Manta Ray Bay, Yap Divers Resort, and a traditional Yap village.

Photo by co-diver Lena from Stuttgart.

Yap still keeps traditionally built meeting houses.

The wealthiest alley in Yap, the bank street lined with valuable ‘money stones’ made of limestone transported from Palau centuries ago. The value is in the stories of each stone. Not the size.

Yap’s men’s houses usually by the sea is where only men and boys gather to pass on stories and skills of the Yap culture.

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All images by Alice Lonfat-Chu, except for the Manta Ray animal taken by photo by co-diver Lena from Stuttgart