BANKING ON A TIMELESS PARADISE / Micronesian island of Yap is a tropical speck with topless attire and rock-hard currency. By Lynn Ferrin, Special to the Chronicle Nov 26, 2000.

The tiny Pacific island of Yap, home to just 11,000 people, was best known for its snorkeling and wreck-filled dives before the state’s acting attorney general, Rachelle Bergeron, was gunned … ...

The island is only 39 square miles, and was under Spanish control until the turn of the twentieth century. Paul Zimmer has just returned from a mission to Yap, on which his wife and six children ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Micronesian island state of Yap is small and remote, about 21 hours of flying from North Carolina without counting airport stops along the way. “Paradise, if you can find ...

Ancient traditional culture, imperial Japanese influence and modern tourism blend together in the Pacific island of Yap. Subscribe . Digital Print . July 22, 2025 . Subscribe. Digital Print.