María de los Ángeles Gallardo – Centro Científico ESMOI, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Católica del Norte More than 1,000 meters below the surface, shrouded in perpetual darkness and hovering just above freezing, lies a world that until recently remained virtually unexplored. This extreme environment is home to tiny
Following a record-breaking 2025 for visitor numbers, Ma’u Henua has updated the Rapa Nui National Park Public use plan with a measure that will take effect on October 1st. Ma’u Henua Indigenous Community has set a maximum of fifteen tourists that an accredited Rapa Nui guide or host can lead
By the Institutional Communications Office of the Municipality of Rapa Nui The Municipality of Rapa Nui has taken an important step in developing its first Community Development Plan (PLADECO), following the conclusion of the first three participatory meetings that allowed the collection of proposals and perspectives from children, adolescents, adults,
By Fundación Ariana To shelter marine life, provide safe breeding grounds, curb environmental degradation from threats such as indiscriminate fishing, habitat destruction,pollution, and ensure long-term sustainability, Marine Protected Areas or safe zones for marine conservation were established in 1962, managed by governments, local communities, and organizations. Among the Southeast Pacific
Portrait of a nomadic woman Text: Consuelo Martínez My great-grandmother, Elizabeth Rangitaki, was brought from Tahiti: the Church paid thirty gold coins to marry her to my great-grandfather, Nicolás Ure Potahe, a Rapa Nui man who had been taken away as a child and trained as a deacon in Papeete.
