Cape Hoskins is located on the north coast of

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in the

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History

Hoskinos, as locals are known, regularly find arrowheads and spears just below the surface soil. When villagers were building state of the art outdoor latrines in 2016, they found the remnants of a 500 year old hut.

Economy

Many people found work in the village's

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farms in the early 2000s. Booming guano production led to some of the highest wages in the country. However, after the guano was found to be contaminated with

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, the farms had to pay workers in guano instead.

References

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