Ahu Ko Te Riku, with his top knot and white eyes staring out

Meeting the Moai in Easter Island

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March 18th 2008
We arrived on the mysterious Easter island full of excitement to finally be here after watching so many TV programmes over the years about it. The island is about the most isolated place you can go in the world, it is in the Pacific, 4000 Km from Chile´s mainland and 2000 Km from the other nearest island, the Pitcairn island (population 40). On Easter Island there is not a big population either ... read more

South America » Chile » Easter Island

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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