{"id":8604,"date":"2025-07-09T14:56:57","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T00:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anoe-tahiti.com\/2025\/07\/atimaono-cocoteraie-histoire\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T11:34:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T21:34:21","slug":"atimaono-cocoteraie-histoire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anoe-tahiti.com\/en\/2025\/07\/atimaono-cocoteraie-histoire\/","title":{"rendered":"The Atimaono coconut plantation: a peaceful spot\u2026 steeped in history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-8604\" data-postid=\"8604\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-8604 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_ob4a726 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_2tf4030 first\">\n                    <!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_mgui090 video-overlay  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HK0zs0PYrOk?pip=1&#038;playsinline=1\" allow=\"accelerometer;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n<!-- module plain text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-plain-text tb_1gyb127 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HK0zs0PYrOk\"\ntitle=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write;\nencrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module plain text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_639f020 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_ugm1622 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_7kjv402   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>On Tahiti&#8217;s west coast, just a stone&#8217;s throw from the lagoon, the Atimaono coconut grove attracts families, Sunday hikers, photographers and those seeking a little peace and quiet away from the hustle and bustle. With its large parking area, perfectly aligned coconut palms and unobstructed sea views, it has become a little corner of paradise accessible to all.<\/p>\n<p>But did you know that this peaceful spot has a <strong>surprising history<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<h3>A giant plantation in the 19th century<\/h3>\n<p>In the 1860s, Atimaono was known by a very different name: <strong>Terre Eug\u00e9nie<\/strong>, a vast plantation created by a Scotsman by the name of William Stewart. The estate covered <strong>more than 4,000 hectares<\/strong>, one of the largest ever created in Polynesia. He grew <strong>cotton<\/strong>, <strong>coffee<\/strong> and, above all, <strong>sugar cane<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It is estimated that around <strong>1,500 people<\/strong> worked there at the time, including <strong>nearly 1,000 Chinese workers<\/strong>, who arrived in 1865 to meet the demand for labor.<\/p>\n<p>An imposing colonial house dominated the site. It was immortalized in 1869 by photographer Emile Miot, a rare testimony to Tahiti&#8217;s industrial era.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_zly4047 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_yo3r550 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_iiug070 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/anoe-tahiti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-5-La-cocoteraie-de-Atimaono-JUILLET-ANOE-2025-576x1024-527x377.jpg\" width=\"527\" height=\"377\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-7937\" title=\"Screenshot 5 - La cocoteraie de Atimaono - JUILLET ANOE 2025\" alt=\"Screenshot 5 - La cocoteraie de Atimaono - JUILLET ANOE 2025\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_dvki747 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_nufn202 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/anoe-tahiti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-3-La-cocoteraie-de-Atimaono-JUILLET-ANOE-2025-576x1024-529x374.jpg\" width=\"529\" height=\"374\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-7933\" title=\"Screenshot 3 - La cocoteraie de Atimaono - JUILLET ANOE 2025\" alt=\"Screenshot 3 - La cocoteraie de Atimaono - JUILLET ANOE 2025\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_2o62004 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_v2xv474 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_zku8060   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p><b>Rhum, golf&#8230; and coconut trees<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Later, in the 1930s, a <b>rhumerie<\/b> was set up on the site, exploiting the cane still present. Then in the 1970s, part of the estate became what we know today as <b>Golf de Tahiti<\/b>, still in operation.<\/p>\n<p>The current coconut grove, on the seaward side, adjoins the golf course. The public parking lot beside it is often the starting point for leisurely strolls or moments with friends in the shade of the coconut palms. A simple setting, but full of memories.<\/p>\n<p><b>Today: a place between nature and memory<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Atimaono coconut grove is much more than a beautiful Instagram setting. 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Tahiti's west coast, just a stone's throw from the lagoon, the Atimaono coconut grove attracts families, Sunday hikers, photographers and those seeking a little peace and quiet away from the hustle and bustle. With its large parking area, perfectly aligned coconut palms and unobstructed sea views, it has become a little corner of paradise accessible to all.<\/p> <p>But did you know that this peaceful spot has a <strong>surprising history<\/strong>?<\/p> <h3>A giant plantation in the 19th century<\/h3> <p>In the 1860s, Atimaono was known by a very different name: <strong>Terre Eug\u00e9nie<\/strong>, a vast plantation created by a Scotsman by the name of William Stewart. The estate covered <strong>more than 4,000 hectares<\/strong>, one of the largest ever created in Polynesia. He grew <strong>cotton<\/strong>, <strong>coffee<\/strong> and, above all, <strong>sugar cane<\/strong>.<\/p> <p>It is estimated that around <strong>1,500 people<\/strong> worked there at the time, including <strong>nearly 1,000 Chinese workers<\/strong>, who arrived in 1865 to meet the demand for labor.<\/p> <p>An imposing colonial house dominated the site. It was immortalized in 1869 by photographer Emile Miot, a rare testimony to Tahiti's industrial era.<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/anoe-tahiti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-5-La-cocoteraie-de-Atimaono-JUILLET-ANOE-2025-576x1024-527x377.jpg\" width=\"527\" height=\"377\" title=\"Screenshot 5 - La cocoteraie de Atimaono - JUILLET ANOE 2025\" alt=\"Screenshot 5 - La cocoteraie de Atimaono - JUILLET ANOE 2025\">\n<img src=\"https:\/\/anoe-tahiti.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-3-La-cocoteraie-de-Atimaono-JUILLET-ANOE-2025-576x1024-529x374.jpg\" width=\"529\" height=\"374\" title=\"Screenshot 3 - La cocoteraie de Atimaono - JUILLET ANOE 2025\" alt=\"Screenshot 3 - La cocoteraie de Atimaono - JUILLET ANOE 2025\">\n<p><b>Rhum, golf... and coconut trees<\/b><\/p> <p>Later, in the 1930s, a <b>rhumerie<\/b> was set up on the site, exploiting the cane still present. Then in the 1970s, part of the estate became what we know today as <b>Golf de Tahiti<\/b>, still in operation.<\/p> <p>The current coconut grove, on the seaward side, adjoins the golf course. The public parking lot beside it is often the starting point for leisurely strolls or moments with friends in the shade of the coconut palms. A simple setting, but full of memories.<\/p> <p><b>Today: a place between nature and memory<\/b><\/p> <p>The Atimaono coconut grove is much more than a beautiful Instagram setting. 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