SOLOMON ISLANDS: Melanesian village (WATER PUMP) in Guadalcanal

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9 жыл бұрын

Island of Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands - the village of Water Pump in the island of Guadalcanal. Here's a very rare tour of a Melanesian village, outside the city of Honiara (the capital of the island of Guadalcanal) in the Solomon Islands. Water Pump is a community in Honiara, Solomon Islands located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) West from the center of the city.
The name of the village is Water Pump, see more here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_Pump_(Honiara). Solomon Islands is a sovereign country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania lying to the east of Papua New Guinea and northwest of Vanuatu and covering a land area of 28,400 square kilometres (11,000 sq mi). The country's capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal.
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@MrEddy175 6 жыл бұрын

hi vic, nice video my friend here in the pacific side of colombia you will see some villages the same style than the melanesian village in solomon islands

@VicStefanu 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Eddy, I would love to visit the part of Colombia facing the Pacific Ocean, is it a safe area for tourists??

@MrEddy175 6 жыл бұрын

yes vic dont worry some places are very safe and some not much you just have to to know where to go my friend lots of tourism coming to colombia not only to the caribean side of colombia like cartagena and some other places near, the pacific side of colombia is a paradise just take a look in internet so you will see some places that you may like a lot.have a great day vic.

@LL-sq8se 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video..Vic.. I always enjoy your videos.. I love to see the children's curiosity..when you show up..Lol..They are so adorable as well!! .. I loved this place!😆

@VicStefanu 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comments, it seems to me like I created this video decades ago..

@gemimakambams8269 5 жыл бұрын

un joli documentaire

@Cta2006 8 жыл бұрын

Lovely video Vic !

@VicStefanu 8 жыл бұрын

+Cta2006 Thank you!!

@deedeeandmichaellockard5399 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Vic...... it’s beautiful!

@VicStefanu 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comments!

@Hilgamesh 3 жыл бұрын

Oh, exotic place. Thank you. It was very interesting.

@VicStefanu 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!! 👍👍👍

@SithSereyPheap1 8 жыл бұрын

Treat everybody the way yourself would like to be treated.We're all human after all.......

@VicStefanu 8 жыл бұрын

+SithSereyPheap1 Thank you for viewing my videos!!

@antjetautkus5506 5 жыл бұрын

☺😂soooo much better then terrible polluted ENGLAND😂 & I LOVE the KIKERIKI Sounds...😂 thnks for this amazing video catch... ....safe the Ocean. .,🌏❤👍🌴🌴🌴🌴⏳⌛👀

@VicStefanu 5 жыл бұрын

Hi, thank you for viewing my videos and for your wonderful comments!

@malisjon2264 8 жыл бұрын

Vic..you should come n live in Solomon islands for several years so that u will know what living is really like...

@VicStefanu 8 жыл бұрын

+malis Jon I wish I could my friend, I wish I could.. I spent a lot of time in Honoria, Gizo and Munda and I miss all these palces and especially the people, what a fantastic country and people!!

@jitendersinghvlogs9732 6 жыл бұрын

amazing video

@VicStefanu 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@Love_Center_Peace_passion Жыл бұрын

Bro too good.

@VicStefanu Жыл бұрын

Thank you!! 👍👍👍

@malisjon2264 8 жыл бұрын

vic U should go around the other side of the island to my place..U will enjoy it!! Hahaha

@VicStefanu 8 жыл бұрын

+malis Jon What is the name of your village??

@malisjon2264 8 жыл бұрын

south Guadalcanal island which capital honiara is.

@kristinawashington1773 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks heaps. :D

@VicStefanu 5 жыл бұрын

Hello, thank you for your comments!!

@malisjon2264 8 жыл бұрын

between kuma n veramoho..

@ccaammiinniiito2 9 жыл бұрын

(Cont;d) Another question, Vic. I've stopped the video again at 2:27, after studying the style of architecture where the home is placed on stilts. My question, Vic, is, is there some at least rudimentary understanding of mathematics? After all, I notice some of the living structures are built on slopes, meaning someone would have to make adjustments in measurements while constructing the home. I hope I make myself clear.

@VicStefanu 9 жыл бұрын

Jay Young Yes you do and there is a very good understanding of mathematics (architectural rules) when building these structures. After many thousands of years, they know very well how to build efficient huts that will withstand the wind and the heavy rains. Even is they do not understand the mathematical rules that must be applied (in a 'formula' type, that is) they do apply the same rules (unknowingly) gained from experience, does this make sense?

@ccaammiinniiito2 9 жыл бұрын

Vic Stefanu Indeed it does make sense. And you've addressed the issue to the letter. Yes, over the years they've "internalized" a mathematics that allows their structures to deal with all manner of environment. Thank you.

@VicStefanu 9 жыл бұрын

Jay Young One example that comes to mind are the remarkable buildings of Peru and especially Machu Pichu. They have been built in such a way so that they can withstand very strong earthquakes (and they have managed to do so over the centuries), something that today (the calculations required for the architecture) will take a sophisticated computer to accomplish.

@ccaammiinniiito2 9 жыл бұрын

Vic Stefanu And that's not to mention the exceedingly thin air at such a level! So, yes, some of the true marvels of the world are not in First World countries, are they? All humankind are interesting, in their own way.

@northshore8800 7 жыл бұрын

Do you know why the home's are on poles away from the ground ?📷😃

@VicStefanu 7 жыл бұрын

For safety, nothing can crawl on you while you are sleeping..

@andreasadi591 3 жыл бұрын

can act as a barn for cattle or other livestock

@angiemenapa 3 жыл бұрын

To protect against flooding during rainy season as well.

@phenss 9 жыл бұрын

Vic, just for your info I have been working on the Wikipedia page for Honiara (particularly the suburbs at the bottom of the page) Anyway Water Pump is one such page and for your info I have added your link to this page. Feel free to edit with your learned knowledge please. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_Pump_(Honiara)

@VicStefanu 9 жыл бұрын

phenss Hi and thank you for your message. Thank you for adding the reference to my video, I am glad and thankful that you did so. I was visiting the botanical gardens that day and I ended up at the village on top of the hill; I asked if I could videotape the village and I was allowed to do so, it was a great experience. There are many more videos coming up from the area of Honiara, did you see the one from Tetere Beach (the cemetery of the US amphibian tanks)?

@ikeike1540 7 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@VicStefanu 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@ccaammiinniiito2 9 жыл бұрын

Vic, I stopped the video which promises to be most didactic at 1:41 to ask you this question. Are hygienic practices common among all humankind, however "primitive"? And two, I ask you is some measure of modesty also common among all humankind, again however "primitive"? For example, I've noticed in tribesmen the tendency to cover the lower extremities? Now to continue watching your video!

@VicStefanu 9 жыл бұрын

Jay Young Hi Jay, the customs vary greatly. Some people have toilets inside the huts and some have separate outhouses, you see one in the video here. In Yap (Micronesia) the old ladies would go to the supermarket and walk around topless.. I have seen everything and all varieties, this is a very interesting subject to discuss..

@ccaammiinniiito2 9 жыл бұрын

Vic Stefanu Topless seems, unless I am deluded, to be a Christian/Islamic/Judeo prohibition. Probably not in most other civilizations. However, the covering of the lower extremities out of modesty or whatever seems universal.

@VicStefanu 9 жыл бұрын

Jay Young True, even though where I am today (Ghizo Island in the Solomon Islands) boys walk around naked (up to maybe 10 years old).