By William J. D’Andrea del Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Palisades, NY, USA & Andrea Seelenfreund de la Universidad Academia de Humanismo Cristiano. Rapa Nui is known worldwide for its moai and ahu, ceremonial platforms built along the coast. For centuries, these structures were a fundamental part of the social, political, and
By: The Institutional Communications Office of the Municipality of Rapa Nui Facilitating access to various services for the residents of Rapa Nui is the main objective of Haka Ara Mobile, a municipal initiative that began as a monthly activity in the neighborhoods but has evolved into a broad territorial deployment
By Rapa Nui Municipality’s Institutional Communications. Marae Haŋa Piko was transformed on Saturday, August 8th, into an unforgettable experience for all the children who attended the latest edition of Ŋāpokilandia, the major event organized by the Rapa Nui Municipality to celebrate Children’s Day, which this year focused on the theme
Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka, the University of Otago, has sent a delegation to Rapa Nui which was made possible through the prestigious New Zealand Prime Minister’s Group Scholarship, awarded to support international learning and strengthen relationships across Te Moana Nui a Kiwa. More than a study trip, however, this initiative represents
By Consuelo Martínez On the same day of the funeral, arrived a young priest, whom Rosa had met during her years as a devoted traveler. He flew in just to officiate the Mass and left the next day. “The Mass didn’t feel like Mass, it felt like a stand-up comedy”,
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.
Testimony — By: Consuelo Martínez A Life Forged in The Sea Every morning, before opening Rapa Nui Dive Center, Boris Rapu spends a few minutes cleaning the area around Hanga Roa O’tai cove. “It’s not that I like cleaning,” he says, “it’s that this is my comfort zone. I live
Testimony from the Past — by Consuelo Martinez Educator, musician, and guardian of the ancestral language In Rapa Nui, everyone knows him as Oso. “When I was a child, on a trip to the mainland, they brought me a teddy bear that was bigger than me. That didn’t exist on
Celebration of Heritage Day – Rapa Nui 2025 The body as a canvas, the earth as a pigment, and memory as inspiration: this was how the first edition of the TĀ TŪ Painted Body Festival on Rapa Nui was live. By: Museo Rapa Nui – © Photos by Miguel Carrasco
On Thursday, April 17th, after twelve days of sailing from Valparaíso, the Esmeralda appeared on the horizon of Hanga Roa. It was the first landfall of its 69th Training Voyage, a six-month voyage across the Pacific Ocean that will take the ship to eight international ports. By Consuelo Martínez The
