An Excerpt from the book, Palau, by Nancy Barbour ... may aspects of the traditional culture have changed. The outboard motor has replaced the outrigger canoe, much of the ancient fishing ...

After snorkeling with the dazzling fish of Palau’s crystalline waters, I returned to my hotel and gratefully accepted a hibiscus lemonade and a cold lemongrass towel—a needed balm after baking ...

Palau is undertaking a technologically advanced initiative to safeguard the ancient earthworks that represent the earliest monumental expressions in the Pacific. Tourism official Lelly Obakerbau ...