Since the late 19th century, various expeditions have attempted to unravel the mysteries of Rapanui culture through archaeological investigations and oral traditions of the islanders. However, the knowledge gathered to date has not been very conclusive. This is especially true for the rituals known as “whitening” of selected young people
María Angata ……… y la Rebelión de & the Rebellion of 1914 Maria Angata Veri Tahi, daughter of Hare Kohou (of the Miru tribe) and Veri Tahi a Kau (of the Haumoana tribe) was born in 1854. During her childhood, when she was barely 8 years old, she witnessed the
Rapa Nui Soldiers in the War of the Pacific by Cristián Moreno PakaratiHistoriador / Historian It was a point of pride for the Rapanui families of the past when one of their members would join the Chilean Armed Forces. To see them in uniform with their proud bearing was a
Ngaru’a or Neck Pillow Antiguamente los isleños no buscaban mayores comodidades en sus Hare Paenga (casas bote), en los Hare Mauku (habitaciones de piedra techada con pasto) o en la caverna que eligieron para vivir; para ellos estos espacios eran solamente lugares donde protegerse de la lluvia, abrigarse y dormir
Honui The Rapanui Families Organize 2016 was the 50th anniversary of the government of Chile establishing civil administration on Rapa Nui, after leasing it for 47 years to a British multi-national livestock firm, followed by 13 years under the administration and jurisdiction of the Chilean Navy. This decision was taken
Among the sites most visited for their supposed magnetism are the large oval rock called Te Pito Kura and a section of the road to Anakena, about half a kilometer from the beach. Illusion or reality? What do the scientists say? by Cristian Moreno Pakarati – Historiador / Historian Rapa
Bees Rapa Nui Free of Pathogens, a Source of Life and Love Bees were introduced to Easter Island by the Catholic missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the decade of the 1860s, and since then have been pollinating guavas, mangoes, bananas and pasture flowers. In the last 50
Island Entrepreneurs purify the Water In the past, Easter Islanders got their drinking water from the craters of the extinct volcanoes Rano Kau, Rano Raraku and Rano Aroi, as well as from the many subterranean caves that, even to the present day, hold an abundance of fresh water. Rainwater filters
In the past, it was customary to raise children from other families when they couldn’t have their own, couldn’t raise them, or simply wanted more children, as was the case with Niso Tuki: “I didn’t live with my biological parents, Eduardo Tuki Hey and Magdalena Tepano Ika, but with my
