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714 Uniquely Georgian; Amsterdam 2023; Puzzle of Polynesia

Travel with Rick Steves

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The Long-Term Effect of the Polynesians on the World

Most of the early interactions between Polynesians and Europeans were not really all that happy. The long-term effect of this arrival of strange people in Polynesia was kind of tough on Polynesians. Not only did they suffer from some of these kind of more violent encounters, but they also were exposed to diseases that they had no immunity to.

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