1. Te Puia is a cultural exhibition as well as a geothermal attraction
2. You can watch Maori artisans learning their craft
3. Maori art is highly detailed
4. A work in progress...
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6. Closeup detail...
7. It's all about the tongue..
8. Te Puia cultural center - Rotorua, New Zealand
9. Te Puia cultural center - Rotorua, New Zealand
10. Te Puia cultural center - Rotorua, New Zealand
11. Te Puia cultural center - Rotorua, New Zealand
12. Te Puia cultural center - Rotorua, New Zealand
13. Whakarewarewa Geothermal Valley
14. Whakarewarewa Geothermal Valley
15. Whakarewarewa Geothermal Valley
16. Whakarewarewa Geothermal Valley
17. Whakarewarewa Geothermal Valley
18. Whakarewarewa Geothermal Valley
19. Whakarewarewa Geothermal Valley
20. Fumerole Babe in Whakarewarewa Geothermal Valley
21. Whakarewarewa Geothermal Valley
22. Whakarewarewa Geothermal Valley
23. Leptospermum spp. "Manuka"
24. Leptospermum spp. "Manuka" sometimes known as the Ti-Tree
25. Whakarewarewa Geothermal Valley
26. Whakarewarewa Geothermal Valley
27. Whakarewarewa Geothermal Valley
28. A giant, gooshy boiling mud pot - Whakarewarewa Geothermal Valley
29. boiling mud pond - Whakarewarewa Geothermal Valley
30. Hot springs babe thinks this is pretty cool!
31. The lush greenery and the tree ferns certainly give this place an exotic flare
32. I was fascinated by this retaining wall made entirely of the trunks of tree ferns!
33. I don't know what you can say about a picture like this...
34. That's it for Te Puia and Whakarewarewa Geothermal Valley - Rotorua, New Zealand