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 from the Past 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
The antique photos of Rapa Nui by Hans Helfritz are kept today in the Museum of Cologne, Germany. (sentence added) The Exhibit of Hans Helfritz’s Photographic Legacy The researchers Betty Haoa Rapahango and Tania Basterrica Brockmann have set up an exhibit in the Tadeo y Lilly Gallery taken from the
Rapa Nui bananas, known as maika in the Rapanui language, have been part of island life for centuries. 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
Sonia Haoa Cardinali Dr.(a) Honoris Causa On January 25, the University of Uppsala in Sweden held a ceremony that has been traditional over centuries: declaration of Doctors Honoris Causa. From this oldest center of higher education in Europe, have come dozens of international personages, including Alfred Nobel, who received his
Rapa Nui – Between 1979 & 1989 The German couple Gottfried and Karin Weller, residents of Australia, made their first visit to Rapa Nui in 1979. Forty years have gone by since then and today they are counting sixteen trips to the Island, through which they have recorded the passage
Matias Riroroko Pakomio Matías Riroroko, 75 years old, son of María Pakomio-Pakomio and raised by Benedicto Riroroko-Tuki as his son, is an entrepreneur who has worked in tourism, gastronomy, construction and other areas, eventually becoming the owner of the Hotel Iorana and other businesses in Chile and other countries. Today
