Blogs from Hanga Roa, Easter Island, Chile, South America - page 7

PÄÄSIÄISSAARI 2.-7.2.2010 Kirjoitan tätä nyt jo Tahitilla aika väsyneenä, koska saavuin tänne viime yönä. Tietokoneeni Suomessa ajassa oleva kello kertoo, että on 9.2.2010 klo 7.15. Mutta täälläpä on vasta 8.2.2010 klo 19.15. Elän puoli vuorokautta teitä jäljessä. Pääsiäissaari vasta pieni paikka oli ja kaukana. Kaksikymmentäneljä kilometriä kertaa kaksitoista ja asukkaita vain 4200. Etelä-Amerikan rannikolle oli matkaa 3700 kilometriä. Lähin asuttu saari, Pitcairn, on sekin 2000 kilometrin päässä. Saaren lentokenttä valmistui vasta 1968. Sitä ennen ainoa fyysinen yhteys ulkomaailmaan oli Valparaisosta kerran vuodessa käyvä laiva. Silloin saari oli vielä täysin puuton ja kellanpunakarvas väriltään. Nyt se on pikemmin vihreä eroosiota vastaan istutettujen eukalyptus-puiden ja lisääntyneiden sateiden vuoksi. Täytyy ihmetellä, miten saaren pääkaupungista Hanga Roasta on voinut ... read more

Cuando llegue al otro lado de la isla encuentras el valle de los Moais que se llama Rano Raraku, aun se ve algunos a medio hacer y se ve perfectamente que eran esculpidos horizontalmente en la montaña y luego extraídos. Como lo transportaban es aun un misterio pero hay un sin fin de teorías. De ahí ha quedado un precioso valle verde con una infinidad de Moais repartidos como si hubieran caído desde un avión, todos perfectamente conservados y casi todos aun de pie. Es impresionante y mi sitio preferido de todos en la isla, ahí mismo hay también un volcán. Ahí conocí a Alex, nos conocimos haciéndonos fotos cuando el guarda no estaba mirando y saltando la zona prohibida para salir en las fotos mas cerca de los Moais. Al llagar al hostal, coincidencias de ... read more

Arriving quite early at the bus station in Santiago 5am exactly I noticed(luckily)there is a bus from there run by Tur Bus for the airport leaving every 30 minutes starting at 6:15am and takes half hour to get to the airport which is perfect for me as the plane for Isla de Pascua leaves at 8:10am, saving me at least $25 for the taxi. It was cold and decided to just sit inside for awhile other people are also there waiting for their connecting bus. The counter for the airport shuttle lit up but not open yet, the woman over the counter still putting her make up on, eventually we bought tickets at 6am when they opened. Fpund out when i arrived at the airport that the flight is full, for off season that was amazing. ... read more

So after meeting Sarah at Santiago Airport, we sat around for about 5 hours drinking coffee, and then took off for Easter Island. During the 4 and half hour flight I managed to watch Cadillac Records, a film about the label Muddy Walters and co were on, not bad for a film with Beyonce in it!! and Brideshead Revisited which I didnt get quite to the end, so if someone has seen it, please let me know how it ends.. Anyway Easter Island; its a beautiful place, the remotest inhabitated island in the world. population approximately 3800. The first day we were there, we walked around where everyone lives Hanga Roa. Its fairly small, but Sarah and me still managed to get a bit lost, hey ho my sense of direction hasnt improved. The next three ... read more

Easter Island (otherwise known as "Rapa Nui" or "Isla de Pascua") was a must do stop for us despite the expense of getting and staying here. Magnus has wanted to come here for years and San still remembers talking about it over their second date together. So off we embarked on our first flight in over 3 months. Easter Island is over 2,000 miles from the nearest population center, (Tahiti and Chile), making it one of the most isolated places on Earth. It is best known for the giant stone monoliths, known as Moai, that dot the coastline. The early settlers called the island "Te Pito O Te Henua" (Navel of The World). We arrived at this triangle of volcanic rock in the middle of the South Pacific and were immediately greeted with the sweltering heat ... read more