A magical archipelago of 15 tiny islands in the South Pacific, the Cook Islands have only 20,000 residents. These photos are from a vacation to Rarotonga and Aitutaki, the two most easily visited islands.

Bahamas   Cook Islands   Hawaii  Jerusalem  Morocco	Muri beach, Rarotonga	Cook Islands dancer	An uninhabited motu off Rarotonga, at sunset
	Sunrise over the reef, Aitutaki	Aitutaki's turquoise lagoon	Before dawn, Aitutaki
	Relaxing in the shallow water of the Aitutaki lagoon	Jungle plant	Surveying the expanse of Aitutaki's vast lagoon
	The reef and Pacific from Aitutaki's highest point	The Rarotonga needle Te Rua Manga	Deserted beach, Rarotonga, the Cook Islands

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