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Rapa Nui National Park is a protected Chilean wildlife area located in Easter Island, which concentrates the legacy of the Rapa Nui culture. This culture displayed extraordinary characteristics that are expressed in singular architecture and sculpture within the Polynesian context.
Rapa Nui National Park (Spanish: Parque nacional Rapa Nui) is a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site located on Easter Island, Chile. Rapa Nui is the Polynesian name of Easter Island; its Spanish name is Isla de Pascua.
Jan 10, 2019 · The Rapa Nui National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is an open-air archaeological museum. Within it, Lake Rano Raruku is surrounded by moai, gigantic monolithic statues carved from the area’s volcanic stone.
Mar 17, 2023 · After the fires on Rapa Nui (Chile) UNESCO launches an evaluation and management plan for the island's World Heritage site. Rapa Nui National Park covers 7,150 hectares, almost 44% of the total area of the island with the same name in the South Pacific.
Rapa Nui National Park was created to protect the cultural heritage of the 887 Moai scattered across Easter Island. In recognition of the cultural significance, UNESCO has declared the area a Worled Heritage Site.
Jun 30, 2023 · In response to the devastating fires of 2022 at Rapa Nui Park, UNESCO completed in June 2023 a detailed diagnosis of the damage to archaeological resources and stressed the need for short-term interventions to protect and preserve this world-renowned heritage site.
Rapa Nui, the indigenous name of Easter Island, bears witness to a unique cultural phenomenon. A society of Polynesian origin that settled there c. A.D. 300 established a powerful, imaginative and original tradition ...
