Chile Easter Island: the gift of the Atlantic ocean

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Chile Easter Islands

Rapa Nui National Park Rapa Nui National Park

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Transportation: take a flight from Santiago, Chile, daily commuting, but also from Valparaiso to Hong Kong by boat takes about one and a half of the time (single trip).

Generally believed that Easter Islanders are Austronesian spread late one, so the origin of residents, like the indigenous people of Taiwan. The Islanders came to the island beginning in the 10th century carved stone Moai as fanatical, origin and reason have not test in the next eight hundred years, they carved a huge a mystery. Islanders are convinced Moai (Moai) has supreme powers (mana), all of these huge Moai from the Holy Mountain “to go” out, move to the altar of their own on the Ahu. In these eight years, the Easter Island civilization reached its peak around the island Moai was estimated to be over in 1000, after the civil war and two after the tsunami, the island now three hundred remaining survivors of the Moai Block , the greatest of up to 21 meters and weighs 170 tons.

Easter Island first appeared in the records of Western history began in the year 1722, Easter day, from the Dutch navigator Jacob landing this island, so as to “Easter” to name the island. Easter Island civilization has since then over the Lankan soil moisture, into a food crisis and the political wrangling began to sharply diminishing, population than a century ago, residents dropped by Bacheng. Islanders faith stone Moai from birds who transferred to culture, they overthrow the ruling family originally Miru situation, change the selection each year, the Warriors through the test as king. Fearless warriors must each year from the island’s southwest side of Lake Rano Kau volcano climb to the beach under the cliffs, they used red paint on rocks in the sea caves, the first person to draw a bird bird and his own and the great power of God, ancient MAKEMAKE blend, and then swim over a reef shark to three holy island, back to the Black Albatross eggs. First of all, the Warriors finished the difficult task that is becoming the king, this custom has been carried out by the year 1867 so far.

Today, Easter Island, now lives in the local residents called her Rapa Nui, meaning “navel of the world,” two thirds of the residents of the island to tourism-related industries for a living. Dry sunny year-round good weather, wide open green pastures, huge Moai and deep tunnels underground and adventure map, despite the dynamic earth adventure travelers.