Arriving at Easter Island

South America Day 38 - Easter Island

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February 15th 2019
Today we’re flying 2350 miles west to Easter Island; a tiny dot in the South Pacific. I have a phobia of remote locations, so I’m not sure why I agreed to fly to the most remote airport in the world. It’s an early start, compounded by the fact that the shuttle bus only runs hourly. We check in for our flight. Easter Island belongs to Chile, so we proceed to the domestic departure gate bu ... read more

South America » Chile

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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