What is Easter Island’s “Tapati Festival?”

What is Easter Island’s “Tapati Festival?”

Sep 28, 2015 | Oceania

Easter Island lies at the southeastern tip of the Polynesian triangle and is one of the most remote spots on the planet. Surrounded by an endless ocean as blue as the sky and located 2,300 miles west of Santiago, Chile, this tiny dot of land is sixty square miles of...
The Moai and I

The Moai and I

Apr 5, 2013 | Oceania

By Heather Stoeckley, Tour Manager Easter Island is the epitome of an island paradise.  The varying hues of green lands and bright blue ocean waters, punctuated by dirt-red stone (red scoria, used for the moai topknots) make for a visual delight, almost like looking...
Excitement and Discovery on Easter Island

Excitement and Discovery on Easter Island

Dec 16, 2008 | Oceania

By Steven Roger Fischer, former Study Leader A 25-year-old Finnish tourist caused excitement on Easter Island in March of this year when he broke off part of the ear of a possibly 600-year-old statue at the holy site of ‘Anakena on the island’s northeast...