Moai at the Ahu Akivi site

Iorana Rapa Nui!

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November 28th 2006
We landed on 'the belly-button of the world' (or Te pito o te henua in the Rapa Nui tongue), Easter Island, around lunchtime, and our tacky tourist fantasy of being received with a floral lei was fulfilled! Pablo from Aku Aku Tourism drove us the very short distance from Mataveri airport to the Hotel Manutara, where we stopped briefly to admire the tempting pool before walking to the town o ... 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