Tag: rapa nui
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Getting To and From Easter Island
You’ve booked your trip from Santiago, Chile to Easter Island, now what? Two weeks before my trip, I went online and filled out the FUI form that is required for Easter Island. Well, that did me no good because I had no proof to show the airline attendant when I was checking in to my…
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All About Food on Easter Island
Apparently, ceviche (pictured above) is a popular dish on Easter Island. But I’m not sure what type of fish they use, so that freaked me out a little. I like sushi, but I usually only get raw tuna or salmon. This is the ceviche I ordered my first day on Easter Island. It was so…
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Ancient Bird Man Competition on Easter Island and Fresh Guava
As recently as 1867 there was a bird man competition on Easter Island. The competition took place for several hundred years. The purpose of the competition was to crown the new king but in order to do that you had to prove yourself worthy. The competition consisted of 36 men and started at Orongo, a…
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I Had 10 Days on Easter Island – Here’s What I Did
I had 10 days on Easter Island, which is a lot for such a tiny island. The way LATAM flights are to/from Easter Island, they are not operating on a daily basis like they used to. Easter Island only recently opened back up for tourism after Covid-19, so the flights are not as frequent as…