Rapa Nui - Easter Island |
 Located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, in front of Caldera, 3.700 km from the continent and 5 hrs flight from Santiago, the island rises over a large submarine platform that emerged as a result of three successive volcanoes.
The strategic location of the island turns it into the main connection point with countries of the Oriental Pacific. Its position allows it, at the same time, to be an important center for weather, oceanic and aerospatial research.
Myth and reality are mixed in Rapa Nui, a triangular shaped island with 180 m2 of surface. It is an archeological resource important at world level for the mystery of its gigantic stone statues, the moais.
Declared, World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO, this island is an important landmark within the tourist circuits of Chile.
Its archeological vestiges turn it into an extraordinary must-do visit. As it is the farthest geographical point of the earth, their inhabitants call it Te Pito or Te Henua, “The World’s Navel”.Easterners are the only population that developed in America, the “Speaking Tables Writing”. Called “rongo rongo”- These are carved on “toromiro” wood, a native tree that has almost disappeared. Currently, work is underway to try and recover it.
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