Excavations at Rano Raraku Jo Anne van Tilburg With the ratification of excavation permits from the Island authorities, Jo Anne van Tilberg completed the first stage of excavations begun in Abril of 2010 in the quarry at Rano Raraku, which were interrupted earlier this year by the theft of the
Sergio Tepano Cuevas Today, all the public services on Easter Island are locally administered by a Rapanui executive. One of these is Sergio Tepano-Cuevas, 35 years old, the son of Ricardo Tepano and Ximena Cuevas, who is the current Head of the Office of Indigenous Affairs, CONADI. His paternal grandparents
Ma’u Henua Informs Government pressure to modify the Contract of Concession of the Park. November 23, 2017 will be remembered as an historic day for the Rapanui people. The nation of Chile, through the government of the then-President Michelle Bachelet, signed Decree 119 of the Ministry of National Properties, turning
Mata Ki Te Rangi Eyes which look to the Sky Be Alexandra Edwards Rapa Nui Planetarium It has taken 4 years to complete the construction of the planetarium, and it has been a labor of love. During this time, under the auspices of the Planetarium foundation, we have been doing
Collective Show My Moai Mana Gallery Rapa Nui presents the Collective Show “Mi Moai” of scaled replicas of the ancestral megalithic Rapanui statues and of ritual objects carved in wood. Eighteen sculptors, between masters and apprentices, have brought to life more than 30 Moai (statues), expressing their soul through technical
Testimony Camilo Rapu Riroroko President Indigenous Community Ma’u Henua Camilo Rapu-Riroroko, 38 years old, is the son of Camilo Rapu-Haoa and Maria Eugenia (Tita) Riroroko-Hey. He studied in the Lorenzo Baeza Public School of Easter Island, did his secondary studies at the Barros Arana National Institute in Valparaiso and then
Hanga Piko The Hidden Bay Hanga Piko means “hidden bay”, since it is surrounded by small hills which keep it out of sight, unlike most of the other coves or bays of the Island which are usually on a plain. Given its good access to the sea and its conditions
The tomb of Pito Pito “Pito Pito” was the local nickname given to the Frenchman, Jean Baptiste Ounésime Dutrou-Bornier, a merchant mariner. He first saw Easter Island in 1866 as the captain of the ship “Tampico”, bringing two French missionaries of the order of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and
Kuini Analola Rescuing ancestral navigation in Rapa Nui Myths and legends tell us of the heroic migration of the Polynesians throughout the length and breadth of today’s Polynesia. However, the knowledge of the traditional methods of navigation has been almost lost following the European colonization. Researchers, such as Heyerdahl and
The Society of Friends of Easter Island by Roberto Rojas P. – Antropólogo / Anthropologist The anthropologist and investigator Rolf Foerster, who was a professor of the University of Chile, has dedicated his research and writing to the native communities of La Araucania and the Mapuche peoples, as well as
Antique Photos of Rapa Nui found in the Museum of Cologne, Germany The researchers Betty Haoa-Rapahango and Tania Basterrica-Brockmann have set up an exhibit in the Tadeo y Lily Gallery taken from the photographic legacy of the Chilean-German Hans Helfritz (1902-1995), who visited Rapa Nui in 1946 as a member
Maika Bananas from Rapa Nui and its cultural uses. by Roberto Rojas Pantoja The banana of the Musa genus is one of the most important plants for the people who live in the tropical and sub-tropical zones of the world. Originating from Southeast Asia, it propagated toward the south and
