Nan Madol is located near the southern side of the Federated States of Micronesia. It is the only ancient city ever built atop a coral reef. Christopher Pala We zigzag slowly in our skiff around the ...

It is the place “between the spaces” — a purgatory. At least, the locals on the island of Pohnpei in Micronesia seem to think so. For centuries, restless spirits of dead Pohnpeians have lingered here ...

Likely founded in the third or second century BC, Hatra was a fortified city which rose to fame as the capital of the first Arab Kingdom. With its prime location along caravan trade routes in ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. The Federated States of Micronesia is home to one of the ancient wonders of the world, the ruins of Nan ...

Even by the standards of enigmatic ancient ruins, Nan Madol is strange. Constructed primarily of "logs" made of volcanic rock, the site consists of dozens of small artificial islands separated by ...

The Second Consultation Workshop on the Safeguarding of Nan Madol will be held in Ponhpei, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) by the Ponhpei State Government in cooperation with FSM National ...