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Easter Island Chile

Easter Island, or RapaNui as it is known to itsinhabitants is a volcanicisland in the centre ofthe Pacific Ocean; themost remote inhabitedisland in the world. ItsPolynesian culture andhistory attract travellersfrom all over the world.Scattered throughoutthe island are morethan 900 enormousstone statues, knownas “moai” built by theinhabitants of the islandfrom 400 BC onwards.With a pleasant climateall year round andpretty beaches such asAnakena and Ovaheit is a very specialdestination.The Juan Fernándezarchipelago is a NationalPark and UNESCOBiosphere Reserve.The island of RobinsonCrusoe is the largestof the group and wasnamed after the novelwritten by DanielDefoe, inspired by theexperience of AlexanderSelkirk who lived aloneon the island for manyyears. The island is677 km/398 miles offthe coast of Valparaíso,and enjoys a temperateclimate, exotic flora andan incredible diversityof marine life which canbe discovered throughdiving, snorkelling or inkayaks

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