Ancient Rock Carving

Moore evidence of a long-dead Easter Island culture that produced skilled stonemasons and enduring artifacts.


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Chilean  Flag Prior to the coming of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern Chile was under Inca rule while Araucanian Indians inhabited central and southern Chile; the latter were not completely subjugated until the early 1880s. Although Chile declared its ind... [read more]
Blog: Easter Island - Home of Man Eaters and Moais
Date: February 7th 2006

EASTER ISLAND Five days of cruising the South Pacific from the coast of South America brought us to Easter Island. This is a tiny volcanic island 2000 miles from any population center - about halfway between South America to the east and Tahiti to the west. The closest other inhabited island is over a thousand miles away - tiny Pitcairn Island where the mutineers of the H.M.S. Bounty settled ... read more







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