Me and Moai

A few more days on Easter Island

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May 23rd 2007
Well, I have to admit, I've done it again. I thought that I had a flight to leave Easter Island on Sunday, but when I got to the airport I discovered that that was not the case. Somehow I made it to the island without having an exit ticket and although my intended flight was on my itinerary I never paid for it (you can imagine my conversation at the airport check-in). But I actually had no proble ... 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