Ubud, Bali 2016 International Conference Early Pacific Migration Scientists from Australia, New Zealand, Russia, USA, Germany, Cook Islands and Rapa Nui, who have for many years been studying the migrations of the Polynesian ancestors across the Pacific Ocean, met between the 6th and the 10th of last November at Villa
Total Lunar Eclipse on Rapa Nui On January 31, at 5:51 a.m., local time, Easter Island will witness the beginning of a total eclipse of a so-called blue moon. Totality will be reached at 8:30 in the morning, when the shadow of the earth completely covers the moon. This phenomenon
Climate Changes on Rapa Nui Effects on animal life in the Eastern Pacific Ocean: El aumento de las lluvias relacionado con El Niño aumenta la turbidez del agua y disminuye su salinidad, influyendo en los procesos de fotosintesis submarina. Ello afecta la relacion natural entre los peces y su medio
Plastic contaminates the coast of Rapa Nui Every year millions of tons of plastic are dumped into the oceans. The largest part of this rubbish ends up floating in the so-called “Great Pacific Garbage Patch”, contaminating the marine life. Rapu Nui receives the rubbish from the South Pacific Gyre. Last
There has been a lot of speculation on the problems of water supply in the fresh water on Rapa Nui in remote past. “The Island has no rivers, creeks or valleys which wash its countryside nor water sources which refresh the thirsty,” wrote Father Sebastian Englert in his book “The
“Iorana, welcome Manutara and thank you for coming to Rapa Nui” are the first lines of a song written by Parapina Araki when the legendary seaplane, coming from east to west, descended over Vinapu and alighted on the sandy strip at Mataveri. Manutara is the Easter Island seagull which each
Guerillas of “Che” Guevara in Rapa Nui Political asylum On February 26, 1968, while I was Governor of Easter Island, I received a radio-telegram – we didn’t have telephones then – from the then Minister of Interior, Edmundo Pérez-Zujovic, who informed me that the Chilean government had accepted a petition
Los Muto’i Caring for our heritage Ma´u Henua is an indigenous community that has nearly 2100 members. One of its major achievements is having created around 300 jobs for its members who guard our heritage and attend to, protect and help the visitors in the many archaeological sites on Rapa
Ma’u Henua Informs Government pressure to modify the Contract of Concession of the Park. November 23, 2017 will be remembered as an historic day for the Rapanui people. The nation of Chile, through the government of the then-President Michelle Bachelet, signed Decree 119 of the Ministry of National Properties, turning
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
Visitor Statistics for the Rapa Nui National Park in 2017 / 2018 These Easter Island tourism statistics show who visited the Rapa Nui National Park in 2017 and 2018. The number of visitors to the National Park is measured by the number of entry tickets sold. This measurement covers the
Declaration of Perpetual Memory Agreat debate has opened up on the absence of History as a subject within the required curriculum for the new program of studies for the 3rd and 4th secondary levels, as recently announced by the Chilean National Council for Education. It is understood that Memory and
