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| The Easter
Island and the Robinson Crusoe Island
are located in the Pacific Ocean. They have a
soft subtropical climate that favors the growth of leafy
vegetation and exotic fauna. All this helps to keep them
in mind as tourist destination during the whole year.
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| They must be reached
by flight. |
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Crater of Rano-Raraku volcano |
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Anakena beach |
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Robinson Crusoe Island |
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| Halfway between
South America and Tahiti and to almost five hours of flight
from Santiago, we have this Humanity's Archaeological
Patrimony, declared as such by UNESCO in 1995. |
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| The island is filled
with mysterious places to travel to and to enjoy. Their
charming inhabitants give us the magic of their dances
and culture. |
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| It is the most
isolated and mysterious culture in the South Pacific,
with a small space hundred and sixty square kilometers,
where the impressive Moai are,
statues of volcanic stone that can reach 21 meters high.
They were erected by hundreds near the coast and they
are characteristic and unique in the world. |
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| Easter Island is
the most distant geographical point in the Earth. Its
inhabitants call it Te Pito Te Henua,
that is “the world’s navel”. The island
inhabitants are the only people that developed writing
in America, as shown the “talking tablets”,
called Rongo-Rongo. These tablets are
carved in wood of Toromiro, an autochthonous
tree almost disappeared. Actually, they are trying to
recuperate its population. |
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| The legend of the
imposing Moai, their un-deciphered writing, the Bird Man
ceremonies (Tangata Manu), the
countless archaeological vestiges, are reasons for a wonderful
and extraordinary visit. |
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| With its warm and
pleasant climate the whole year, Easter Island (or Rapa
Nui) is remarkable for its beaches, as Anakena
beach, with its lukewarm waters and white sand.
And there are also the green prairies and majestic volcanoes,
that together with most of the ceremonial centers and
archaeological vestiges of the island are protected by
the Rapa Nui National Park. |
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| The Juan Fernández
Archipelago is comprised of three islands, Robinson Crusoe,
Alexander Selkirk, and Santa Clara. Covering an area of
9,967 hectares (24,630 acres), it was declared a National
Park in 1935, and a World Biosphere Reserve by
UNESCO in 1977, for all its riches and beauty. |
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| It has a high index
of Endemism, that is to say it houses
unique species in the world that are of a great botanical
interest. In these islands are 12 endemic genders, and
only in the Island Robinson Crusoe is the Family Lactoridaceae
to be found. One of the vegetal groups in this place,
reach in types and characteristic, are the ferns, some
arboreal ones and climbers, strange conditions in the
planet. There are also the palm Chonta (Juanis Australis),
Dendroseris Litoralis, Dendroseris Nerifolia and the last
Sandalwood that we can appreciate in this Island. (Nota:
si copias las cosas literalmente de otros sitios web como
gochile.cl, podrías tener problemas de copyright) |
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| As interesting
as the flora of the place is its fauna. Due to the special
geographical position of this archipelago, it is obliged
stop for migratory marine birds as well as permanent residence
for diverse endemic species as the attractive Picaflor
de Juan Fernández ( the Juan Fernandez
hummingbird or Sephanoides Fernandensis) and the Lobo
fino de dos pelos (the two hair sea wolf
or Arctocephalus Phillippi), an endemic marine mammal.
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| It has summits
that reach the 1.500 meters above sea level, with a beach
of tempered waters that is a perfect invitation to enjoy
diving. Its beautiful marine landscape has an excellent
visibility, which allows to admire its sheer marine cliffs.
Big schools of endemic species of fish and abundant thorny
lobsters attract the experts to this natural paradise
for diving. |
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| It was refuge for
pirates like Cook, Eaton, Davis and Sharp, among others.
Visited by navigators and explorers for its supply of
water, firewood and fresh food. Among the visitors is
the most famous one, Alexander Selkirk, who was abandoned
in the year 1704 in the Robinson Crusoe Island and rescued
in 1709. He was the inspiration for the Daniel Defoe’s
classical novel “Robinson Crusoe”. |
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