Isla de pascua

Isla de pascua

ISLA DE PASCUA (Rapa Nui language, Rapa Nui) is a Chilean island located in Polynesia, in the Pacific Ocean 3700 km from Caldera. It has an area of 163.6 square kilometers, which makes it the largest island of the insular Chile, with a population of 5035 inhabitants, mainly concentrated in Hanga Roa, existing capital and only town on the island.

The island is one of the main tourist destinations because of its natural beauty and its mysterious ancient culture of ethnic Rapa Nui, whose most notable vestige corresponds to enormous statues known as moai.

To preserve these characteristics, the government managed through CONAF the Rapa Nui National Park, while UNESCO declared this park as a World Heritage in 1995