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715. Region. Latin America and the Caribbean. Rapa Nui National Park(Spanish: Parque nacional Rapa Nui) is a national parkand UNESCOWorld Heritage Sitelocated on Easter Island, Chile. Rapa Nui is the Polynesianname of Easter Island; its Spanish name is Isla de Pascua. The island is located in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeastern ...
Chile South America. Rapa Nui National Park is located on Easter Island, Chile. The island and park are located 2,300 miles (3,700 km) west of Chile establishing the eastern border of Polynesia. The park encompasses an area of 28 square miles (71.3 sq km). The triangle-shaped park stretches 13 miles (23 km) long with a width of 6.8 miles (11 km).
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Eater Island’s protected area acquired the status of a National Park on January 16, 1935 by Supreme Decree No. 103 of the Ministry of Land and colonization, being declared a National Historic Landmark that very same year. The Rapa Nui National Park is administered, since 2017, by the Ma’u Henua Indigenous Community. The park has an area of 7,150.88...
Since the reopening of the island to tourism in August 2022, to visit the sites of the Rapa Nui National Park, it is mandatory to be accompanied by an accredited local guide or a Rapa Nui host over 18 years of age. Otherwise you will not be able to access the park. The only places where this measure is not mandatory are Tahai and Hanga Rau (does no...
The Rapa Nui National Park entrance fees are as follows: • Chilean adults: $20,000 CLP • Chilean children (7 to 12 years old): $10,000 CLP • Foreign adults (any age): $80 USD • Foreign children: $40 USD Observations • Children under 7 years old do not pay admission. • Students and seniors pay normal rate. • All visitors to the National Park must pa...
Tickets to visit the Rapa Nui National Park can only be purchased online through the National Park website. Temporarily they can also be purchased physically at the Ma’u Henua customer service office. Information office hours Monday to Sunday: from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Buy your tickets here
Every day from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunrise in Togariki and Sunset in Tahai, according to the sunrise and sunset respectively. Rapa Nui National Park Information and ticket sales in person: Kiri Reva St. – Hanga Roa Central Office: Mataveri Sector Telephone: +56 322550455 Email: contacto@rapanuinationalpark.com Website: www.rapanuinationalpark.co...
In the Visitor’s Guide you will find the regulations of the National Park and all the information you need to know before starting your visit. We recommend that you download the visitor’s guide to your device before traveling to the island, since the internet connection in many places is very unstable. Visitor guide
In order to preserve the cultural heritage of Easter Island, and especially of the Rapa Nui National Park, there are some simple rules that must be respected at all times during the visit: • Take care of the ceremonial platforms (ahu), the statues (moai), the petroglyphs and the archaeological structures. Do not climb or walk on them or damage them...
Discover Rapa Nui. Rapa Nui emerged between 3,000,000 and 200,000 years ago from the ocean floor when, as a result of tectonic plate movements, underwater volcanic cones joined together and formed a mountain of about 3,000 meters. A part of it remained above the sea surface, giving the island the shape of a 166 km triangle.
Jun 13, 2018 · Rapa Nui’s mysterious moai statues stand in silence but speak volumes about the achievements of their creators. The stone blocks, carved into head-and-torso figures, average 13 feet (4 meters ...
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The Rapa Nui National Park, which has been a World Heritage Site since 1995 and was the first in Chile, contains the island’s most important archaeological sites. They include the Rano Raraku quarry where many of the moai were carved before being transported to their sites on the ahu. The moai ranged in height from two to twenty meters and ...
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Rapa Nui National Park. Located in Easter Island, Rapa Nui National Park is 3700 km away from the coast of the continent, where it takes 7130 hectares of ground. You can only get there by plane, because the ocean is reserved only for bigger ships. The park was created in 1935 and it takes up most of the island, including in its territory ...
