Espiritu Santo Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
largest island in the nation of Vanuatu
About Espiritu Santo
The local people make their living by supporting the tourist trade, by cash-crop farming, mostly copra, but also some cocoa beans and kava, as well as peanuts, or by subsistence farming and fishing. Most of the people are Christians, but for almost all of Espiritu Santo's people, custom plays a large part in their lives, regardless of their religion. The chief system continues strongly in most areas. In 1980 the island was the site of a rebellion during the transfer of power from the British/French condominium to the independent Vanuatu. Jimmy Stevens' Nagriamel movement, in alliance with private French interests and backed by the Phoenix Foundation and American libertarians hoping to establish a tax-free haven, declared the island of Espiritu Santo to be independent of the new government.
Top Attractions in Espiritu Santo
Explore the best things to see and do in Espiritu Santo:
- ★Champagne Beach
- ★Lonnoc Beach
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