Ciencia en Isla de Pascua archivos

Everything is in Motion – An Island in the Middle of the Ocean

by Esmoi | Apr 15, 2019 | Living nature | 0 |

It was thought that Rapa Nui was several million years old, a recent study by Vezzolli & Acocella (2009) showed that extensive volcanism at the Easter Hotspot started some 800,000 years ago, giving birth to the three volcanoes that formed Rapa Nui (Poike, Rano Kau, and Terevaka)

Rapa Nui: An Oasis for Marine Turtles

by moeVarua | Apr 15, 2019 | Living nature, Living nature | 0 |

Rapa Nui is an oasis in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and a feeding habitat for marine turtles. The most commonly found species are the Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) and the Carey, or Hawksbill, turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), both in danger of extinction.

Manu Puhi

by Esmoi | Apr 15, 2019 | Living nature, Living nature | 0 |

It is a small gray bird with a white neck and breast. It eats seeds and during the morning it is the first to sing, which is why it is called the whistling bird, Manu Puhi in the Rapanui language.

The Great Ocean Predators of Rapa Nui

by Esmoi | Apr 13, 2019 | Underwater world | 0 |

The great predators of the sea, such as sharks, tunas, swordfish, bonitos and others which are called “top predators”, are all those species which are found at the top of a food chain or trophic level.

Elite Control and Exchange of Archaeological Stone on Rapa Nui

by moeVarua | Apr 12, 2019 | Archeology | 0 |

Research on Rapa Nui and its ancient fountains, quarries, lithic workshops and basalt artifacts.

Sacred Trees in Polynesia

by moeVarua | Apr 12, 2019 | Polynesian culture | 0 |

Trees in French Polynesia are believed to be a direct gift from the gods.

Seamounts in the largest Marine Park in the Americas

by Esmoi | Apr 9, 2019 | Underwater world, Underwater world | 0 |

The seamounts of the region of the Desventuradas Islands were formed several million years ago in an area that is very close to where the island of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) is found today. Due to the slow, but constant, movement of the Nazca Plate, these mountains have traveled toward the east over the last 10 million years and are now 2800 km (1740 miles) distant from Rapa Nui.