Atiu Island, also known as Enuamanu (land of the birds) lies 187 kilometres northeast of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. Rarotonga is the Capital of the 15 islands and lies between Fiji and Tahiti in the South Pacific. The Atiu Island population of 571 (12/3/03) is divided into 5 villages that radiate out from the centre of the island on a flat-topped central plateau. At the edge of the plateau stands the Atiu Villas, Atiu's most developed and top vacation destination. Surrounding the plateau is a ring of taro water gardens and then the jungle clad makatea (fossil coral reef). Notched into the cliffs of makatea are over 28 beaches untouched and almost unvisited except by those seeking a beautiful, quiet, and secluded spot. http://www.atiu.info/atiuisland/index.php