Sunset from Hanga Roa

History Teaches Us To Take Things More Slowly...

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March 5th 2008
This is fascinating stuff. Really. Truly. Believe us. It is. Here we are (or he we were - by the time some of you read this). Easter Island, Rapa Nui, Isla de Pacques, Isla de Pascua ... even Eastern Island if you believe the car hire company. What a bloody marvellous place (first swear word - within the first 100 words). 2000 km from Pitcairn Island (the next place of population), 4100k ... 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