Pago Pago, the capital of American Samoa, mixes a seedy urban area with smelly tuna canneries which employ a third of the population of Tuitula, and a harbor surrounded by dramatic mountains which plunge straight into the sea. Picturesque Aiga busses provide a convenient way to explore the island. They are pick-up trucks customized for public transport, equipped with sound systems often blasting at ear-busting volumes. The traditions of Siapo paintings on bark cloth made from the inner bark of paper mulberry trees and Sunday church celebrations persist.
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