Easter Island, Wielkanocna Wyspa, Rapa Nui, Isla de Pascua |
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Until the 1960s, the surviving Rapanui descendants were forced to live in a confined settlement in squalid conditions at the outskirts of Hanga Roa. After they were finally allowed to live free, they have re-embraced their ancient culture, or what could be reconstructed of it. A yearly cultural festival, the Tapati celebrates native pastimes. Rapa Nui is not the island's original name. It was coined by labour immigrants from Rapa in the Bass Islands, who likened it to their home island. The Rapanui name for Rapa Nui was Te pito o te henua (The Navel of the World) due to its isolation, but this too seems to have been derived from another location, possibly a Marquesan landmark. Recent events have shown a tremendous increase of tourism on the island, coupled with a large inflow of people from mainland Chile which threatens to alter the Polynesian identity of the island. Land disputes have created political tensions since the 1980s, with part of the native Rapanui opposed to private property and in favor of traditional communal property |
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1. Dependency status: province (containing a single municipality) of the Chilean Valparaíso Region 2. Government type: republic (Chile) 3. Location: in the south Pacific Ocean belonging to Chile. Located 3,600 km (2,237 statute miles) west of continental Chile and 2,075 km (1,290 statute miles) east of Pitcairn Island, it is the most isolated inhabited island in the world. It is located at 27°09' S 109°27' W 4. Border Countries: none (island) 5. Climate: tropical, humid (average sum of falls 1400 mm)6. Terrain: 24km long and 12km wide, rises to 511m and is mostly composed of volcanic rock. Small coral formations exist along the shoreline, but the lack of a coral reef has allowed the sea to cut cliffs around much of the island. The coastline has many lava tubes and volcanic caves. The only sandy beaches are on the north-east coast 7. Area: 163.6 km2 (63 sq. miles) 8. Capital: Hanga Roa (3,304 inhabitians) 9. Administrative divisions: none 10. Population: 3,791 inhabitants (2002) 11. Languages: Chilean variant of Spanish, Mexican dialects, Rapa Nui language 12. Religions: Roman Catholic 13. Currency: Chilean peso (CLP) , US Dollars |
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