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Pacific island ‘hopping’ – Easter Island

30 Dec 2013 1 Comment

by Mo in Family Gap Year, Top Experiences Tags: Chile, Easter Island, Isla De Pascua, Moai, pacific island hopping, Pacific Ocean, Rapa Nui

Easter Island sunset

We arrive in Easter island from Santiago on our first of many hops (well leaps) across the Pacific on our way to Australia and Asia. 3700km off mainland Chile, a 6 hour flight, part of Chile, Spanish name Isla de Pascua, indigenous name Rapa Nui, the same name given to the indigenous Polynesian population and local language.The population of 6700 live in the one peaceful, pretty town of Hanga Nui – with one main street and a handful of shops and cafes, mostly Rapa Nui people, though an increasing number of mainland Chilean people have settled here too. .

Pacific island ‘hopping’ – Easter island

01 Dec 2013 Leave a comment

by Mo in Family Gap Year, Top Experiences Tags: Easter Island, Isla De Pascua, Moai, Pacific Island, pacific island hopping, Rapa Nui, South America

Easter Island sunset

Rock ‘n’ Roll Moai

21 Jun 2012 3 Comments

by Martin Clark in Family Gap Year, Photos Tags: EasterIsland, Gap year, Moai, South America

As we are just about to buy our tickets to fly out of South America via Easter Island this is pretty topical. There are a 1000 of these ‘moai’ on Easter Island, up to 30ft tall and weighing more than a few tonnes. Scientists now think they, as the Easter islanders believed, actually walked into position.

So that’s how it’s done?

There is more info and photos on the Daily Mail and National Geographic. We might take a couple of pics when we are there as well if we can avoid the 50,000 other tourists that visit each year!