Apr 12, 2019
In 1876 the people of Rapa Nui were dispersed throughout many of the Polynesian islands with a few more than 100 souls attempting to survive on Easter Island.
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Apr 12, 2019
the project “Mi Isla - Mi Patrimonio (My Island – My Heritage)”, which is an attempt to develop artistic and cultural activities in public spaces. The first stage was completed with a mural 20 meters (65 feet) long on a wall at Hanga Roa o Tai Cove.
Apr 12, 2019
The Chilean Minister of Culture, Ernesto Ottone, attended the inauguration of the Tapati Festival 2016. He considers the event to be the most important cultural commemoration of Polynesia and one of the most authentic within Chile.
Apr 12, 2019
Vai a Heva (“water of Heva”) is the name of the monumental sculpture of a face whose open mouth is a natural cavity which collects rainwater
Apr 12, 2019
In Polynesian cultures, the celestial dome had a very high significance. From the interpretation of the stars, they developed cosmological songs which explained the creation of the Universe and the origins of man.
Apr 12, 2019
Koro Nui Tupuna, The Great Celebration of the Ancestors
Apr 12, 2019
ECOBRICKS FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICE OF RAPA NUI The future office of the new Department of the Environment of the Municipality of Isla de Pascua is to be built totally of the so-called “Ecobricks”, which are made of disposable plastic bottles, filled with paper and plastic bags (70 plastic bags
Apr 12, 2019
Pregnancy and childbirth were considered sacred to the ancient Rapanui.
Apr 10, 2019
The American base installed in the 1960s on Easter Island was part of a spatial espionage project for the Soviets. The journalist Patricia Stambuk clears all doubt with documents declassified by Washington.
Apr 10, 2019
Knowledge of the movements of the stars and planets and the seasonal changes, the definition of a lunar calendar and a systematic observation of celestial phenomena is a constituent part of the Rapanui heritage that was originally used for navigation and later, once settled on land, for agriculture.
Apr 9, 2019
For many years, during the first half of February, the Tapati Rapa Nui cultural festival has been held, to commemorate the history of this people and to strengthen the cultural, artistic and sporting legacy of their ancestors. The Rapanui families unite in support of their candidates and competitors, participating actively
Apr 9, 2019
In the past, it was a custom to raise children from another family, for various reasons: not being able to have one's own children, not being able to raise one's own child or simply because a family wanted to have more children, as was the case for Niso Tuki: