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Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, is the farthest island from any populated land on the planet. It has been a place full of attraction and mystery ever since its discovery. Rapa Nui is a great volcanic cone that was pushed up from the ocean floor to 500 meters above sea level. This tiny triangle of land, was the birthplace of a fascinating civilization, of which the moai – giant statues sculpted from rock – play silent witness to this history.
Many of the statures today have been re-erected above their ceremonial platforms called ahu, but just decades ago the statues lay toppled over and scattered about the island, much like a battlefield. Many were left half-finished in the rock quarry of the Rano Raraku Volcano. Today visitors can share with the descendents of this culture, who for generations have maintained their ancestor’s habits and have kept alive their traditions.
Easter Island is located at 27º09 south latitude and 109º26 west longitude, 3,700 km from the central coast of Chile. The closest inhabited island is Pitcairn, 1,900 km northwest, and Easter Island’s surface is less than 166 km squared. It is a perfect triangle whose maximum length is 24 km and its maximum width only 12 km.
How to get there
Fly to Santiago via an international flight. From Santiago, travelers must take a 5-hour flight to Easter Island. You can also arrive to Easter Island flying from Tahiti (Papeete). The flight takes 5 hours. explora staff will greet and transfer guests to explora EN RAPA NUI.
Best Time to Visit
Year round.
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