by moeVarua Rapa Nui | Dec 31, 2019 | Polynesian culture, Rapa Nui Culture
CREMATION IN RAPA NUI by Cristian Moreno Pakarati – Historiador / Historian Cremation is a funerary or post-funerary ritual which allows a cadaver to be disposed of cleanly. The practice dates back at least 20 thousand years among the Australian aborigines and...
by moeVarua Rapa Nui | Dec 31, 2019 | Archeology, Rapa Nui Culture
Ana Hue Neru The Caves To Whiten People As far back as the late 19th Century, various expeditions have attempted to unravel the mysteries of the Rapanui culture through archaeological research and the oral traditions of the Islanders. However, whatever knowledge that...
by moeVarua Rapa Nui | Dec 30, 2019 | Rapa Nui Culture
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...
by moeVarua Rapa Nui | Dec 30, 2019 | Archeology, Rapa Nui Culture
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...
by moeVarua Rapa Nui | Oct 25, 2019 | Polynesian culture, Rapa Nui Culture
The Origin of the Polynesian Peoples La Cultura Lapita · The Lapita Culture Among the rare archaeological certainties that we have on the ancient Polynesian peoples, one undisputed fact stands out: The Polynesian people descend from the creators of a complex culture,...
by moeVarua Rapa Nui | Sep 25, 2019 | Rapa Nui Culture
The rebirth of ancestral medicine The Rapanui community of today is in the process of reclaiming many different aspects of their social and political life. One of them is the rebirth of ancestral medicine. Currently on the Island is an old field hospital, built in...
