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.
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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:
Apr 5, 2019
Thanks to the climatic conditions, Rapa Nui produces the tastiest custard apples in the world according to the expert of the Catholic University of the Experimental Station of the Faculty of Agronomy in Quillota.
Jul 1, 2017
Both caves are located on the northeast cliff of the Poike Peninsula, one of the oldest places on Easter Island.
Mar 2, 2017
Games with string, forming figures full of fantasy, are a pastime found throughout the world and within almost all cultures.
Feb 20, 2017
The Tu a Poi were a tribe which lived in the sea on a giant mother canoe. Some nights they would come near the Island in small reed boats to look for sweet potatoes, taro and, especially, human flesh.