“In 1933, Chile leased the remaining land to private ... Sebastian Donoso. While in Easter Island, the Rapa Nui Parliament is arranging meetings with Governor Carmen Cardinali, Mayor Luz Sasso ...

Rapa Nui, the indigenous name of Easter Island, bears witness to a unique cultural phenomenon ... is 3,700 kilometres from the coast of continental Chile and has an area of 16,628 hectares while the ...

Researching which moai statues to visit on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in Chile can be overwhelming. I speak from experience, having spent many hours planning to make the most of a week on this ...

Indiana University has completed its first international repatriation of human remains to the Rapa Nui people of Easter Island.

Visiting Easter Island requires a six-hour flight from Santiago, Chile. Only one airline ... Today, those indigenous to the land call the island Rapa Nui, named for the Rapa Nui people.

Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, is located 3,700 kilometers (2,300 ... as part of a collaboration with Chile and local authorities. A nine-person delegation from Rapa Nui traveled to ...

Chile annexed the island in 1888 ... Seabourn and Holland America also have itineraries with Easter Island stops. Rapa Nui National Park covers half of the island, and feels like an "open-air ...

La cueca is a staple folk dance at Chilean celebrations and known for its rhythm, choreography and symbolism as a dance of ...

There is a Rapa-nui wedding ceremony, complete with loincloth, awaiting you on Chile’s Easter Island. Chilean tour companies offer a range of ceremonies on beautiful island locales that include ...

Chile officials ... Chile's Easter Island this week has caused permanent damage to some of its iconic carved stone figures known as moai, authorities said. In bringing the Song of Rapa Nui to ...