Oct 31, 2011 the story of the ecocide and collapse of the civilization on easter island, or rapa nui in the native language, became very popular with the film rapa nui 1994 and the book by american. For many years, how the moai and the island s native rapa nui people arrived on the island was a topic of heated debate among researchers and anthropologists. The plot is based on rapanui legends of easter island, chile, in particular the race for the sooty terns egg in the birdman cult. When europeans first reached rapa nui, or easter island, on easter day, 1722, they were awed to find around 1,000 imposing stone moai, or monoliths. People of easter island werent driven to warfare and. Easter island natives the rapa nui with a moai monolith. The urantia book in easter island rapa nui youtube. Katherine routledge is a central figure in the history of easter island.
Easter islanders weapons were deliberately not lethal. Most famous for the incredible moai statues scattered around the island, the rapa nui also worshiped a bizarre birdman cult and were experts in farming the land. Geologically one of the youngest inhabited territories on earth, easter island, located in the midpacific ocean, was, for most of its history, one of the most isolated its inhabitants, the rapa nui, have endured famines, epidemics of disease and cannibalism, civil war, environmental collapse, slave raids, various colonial contacts, and have seen their population crash on more than one occasi. Discover the rapa nui people of easter island and the mysterious stone maoi that dot the island. The project was focused on our lodges main host, mr. New evidence contradicts theory that easter island society. It also has an english rapa nui dictionary which helped us in communicating with the locals and understanding some of the names on the island. Easter islands monoliths made the crops grow gastro obscura. Peacefully located in central hanga roa, easter island, hotel rapa nui is 150 feet from the beachfront. Rapa nui journal has a long history of supporting the publication and dissemination of polynesian. We were only visiting easter island for two days and wanted see as many of the. History, traditions, texts by steven roger fischer. All come from the literal translation of the name of easter island.
Tapati rapa nui is a celebration of the community of the island. Lobos varua rapa nui 1 by berna ojeda labourdette the mystery of easter island by. This law regulates the rights to stay, reside and travel to and from the special territory of rapa nui easter island for all passengers that do not belong to the rapa nui community the chilean investigations police pdi controls entry at the santiago international airport scl for people traveling on this route. Easter island, chilean dependency in the eastern pacific ocean. Each issue may include research articles, research reports, commentaries or dialogues, book. Easter island is the place where history meets legend. In popular science literature, much ink has been spilled on the supposed collapse of easter island, or rapa nui, as its known in the local language jared diamonds 2005 book collapse, for. It offers spacious accommodations, a tour desk with bicycle rental and free parking. Easter island is so named for its discovery on easter sunday by dutch explorers in 1722. The mystery of easter island travel smithsonian magazine. Easter island travel your ultimate tourism resource. Easter island is often given as a metaphor, a dire warning for all of human life on our planet. Along with expert instructors, take an archaeological dive into the past as you witness the aweinspiring enigmas of rapa nui easter island and machu picchu. Six years later, there were just 111 rapa nui people living on easter island, and only 36 of them had any offspring.
The easter island foundation promoting the conservation and. Its hard to feel connected to chile, over 3700km to the east, let alone the wider world. The tapati rapa nui festival, which literally means rapa nui week, is the most important cultural festival in easter island, and it is celebrated every year during the first two weeks of february. From once existing in the numbers of only a bit more than a hundred people, there are today approximately 3000 people who share the rapa nui lineage, in a small society mainly driven by tourism. The indigenous people of easter island, the rapa nui, experienced a societal collapse after the 17th century because they stripped the island clean of its natural resources.
Undiscovered by spanish conquistadors, these snapshots into human history have remained amazingly intact, offering invaluable insight into incan and polynesian cultures. Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. In 1981, ucla archaeology graduate student jo anne van tilburg first set foot on the island of rapa nui, which is commonly called easter island, eager to explore her interest in rock art by. Feb 04, 2015 too often is the identity of easter island confined to giant stone sculptures. The rapa nui journal publishes articles in english on the archaeology, anthropology, ethnography and history of easter island and eastern polynesia. Jan 08, 2020 when europeans first reached rapa nui, or easter island, on easter day, 1722, they were awed to find around 1,000 imposing stone moai, or monoliths, carved in the shape of human beings. We are a online travel agency, dedicated exclusively to rapanui, we offer advice and travel bookings, putting at your disposal the multiple possibilities. Best books on easter island easter island forum tripadvisor.
Discover the secret spots that rapa nui has to offer on the hidden treasures of easter island tour. Rapa nui is a minority language, as most rapa nui people speak spanish as their first language. Easter island books 101 books goodreads share book. He has been reading the urantia book for 6 years and has been sharing it. In this extraordinary fiction debutrich with love and betrayal, history and intellectual.
Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. You can also listen to a complete talk by her about her research into rapa nuis archaeology. The pictures are so good and the text is so clear that i recommned the book for someone who is interested in easter island by the history, the geography and. For many years, how the moai and the islands native rapa nui people arrived on the island was a topic of heated debate among researchers and anthropologists. This excursion looks to visit many of the hidden and often missed sites of interest on the island that are difficult to find without a guide, and is a fantastic complement to the moai monuments and historic pathways tours. Easter island or rather rapa nui as the islanders themselves tend to call it, is home to some of the strangest and most remarkable monuments to be found anywhere in the world. Fascinating history is present in an almost surreal way. The journal serves as a forum for interdisciplinary scholarship in the humanities and social sciences on easter island and the eastern polynesian region. Aug 21, 2018 the famous moais easter island heads are gigantic rock statues scattered across easter island that make up the main focus of the rapa nui national park. It is believed that rapa nui is currently undergoing a shift toward more spanish sentence structure. Now we will see the terms used in the most widespread languages to refer to rapa nui. A companion to easter island guide to rapa nui kindle. Dec 15, 2014 a companion to easter island guide to rapa nui james grant peterkin on.
Bringing his history into the modern era, fischer examines the colonization and annexation of easter island by chile, including the rapanui peoples push for. Rapa nui stargazing provided by green island tours easter island. During march, a team of scientists led by william dandrea, associate research professor at columbia universitys lamontdoherty earth observatory, travelled to. In 1995, science writer jared diamond popularized the collapse theory in a discover magazine story about why the easter island population was so small when european explorers arrived in 1722. The easter island foundation is pleased to be welcomed into the family of publications of the university of hawaii press as they assume the publication of the rapa nui journal, said david l. The famous moais easter island heads are gigantic rock statues scattered across easter island that make up the main focus of the rapa nui national park. Great introduction to rapa nui culture and history. The island has also acquired notoriety as a textbook example of seemingly. Needless to say, after the ethnic cleansing of the rapa nui people by the dutroubornier and the missionaries not many rapa nui were left on the island.
Even more impressive, the island boasts some 20,000 archaeological sites, making it a dream destination for those interested in culture and history. Good book, good story that deserves to be read for years and years. The people who found the island and lived there have quite an interesting story. Sep 14, 2017 the book also has wonderful drawings and charts while the big foldable map at the end was priceless in navigating around the island. In 2018, lemu lodge vaihu in rapa nui was also chosen as one of the top 5 hotels in easter island by bookmundi, a global travel booking portal based in denmark, in 2017, lemu lodge vaihu was chosen by celine cousteau film fellowship for their 6 week documentary film expedition. List of books and articles about easter island online research. The stone faces and human problems on easter island. This book was the perfect companion during my visit to easter island a few years back and found myself discovering lots of little treasures over the island. It was perfect because not only does it tell you history and legend, but also things. Easter island name a journey through the history of rapa nui. The enigmatic moai that brood over easter island rapa nui in the south pacific. It is the easternmost outpost of the polynesian island world and is famous for its giant stone statues. Easter island, also known as rapa nui, is a 63squaremile spot of land in the pacific ocean. If you are planning a trip or just interested in rapa nui, this book by roger fischer is a great overview of all the historical research, presented in an easy to follow.
Welcome to green island tours easter island rapa nui. This is a photographic essay on rapa nui and the tapati festival. To its original inhabitants the island is known as rapa nui, and its population is predominantly of polynesian descent. Rooms at hotel rapa nui offer spacious accommodations with private terraces overlooking the hotel. Pedro edmunds paoa is a 6 term mayor on easter island, rapa nui his plan for the island is called the plan of love. Mystery and history on easter island princess cruises. Six years later, there were just 111 rapa nui people living on. In easter island tourism you will find all the information you need on.
The mysterious stone statues carved and erected by the rapa nui people have enthralled people since. The natives were fenced in around guarded borders in the area that today is the town of hanga roa to prevent sheep theft. Despite easter island s turbulent history, on january 16th of 1935 the rapa nui national park was created, which occupies more than 40% of the island and in december of 1995 it was declared world heritage by the unesco, which gave the island access to bigger resources for its funding and conservation. Simply put this was probably better than any guided tour and felt like i could discover the island at my own pace. Island at the end of the world the turbulent history of easter island.
Aug 31, 2017 pedro edmunds paoa is a 6 term mayor on easter island, rapa nui his plan for the island is called the plan of love. Explore easter island rapa nui holidays and discover the best time and places to visit. Im particularly interested in books that will give me the sort of info id get if i went on a. Aug, 2018 in popular science literature, much ink has been spilled on the supposed collapse of easter island, or rapa nui, as its known in the local language jared diamonds 2005 book collapse, for. In his 2005 book collapse, former national geographic explorerin. The story of the ecocide and collapse of the civilization on easter island, or rapa nui in the native language, became very popular with the film rapa nui 1994 and the book by american. The tapati rapa nui festival, which literally means rapa nui week, is the most important cultural festival in easter island, and it is celebrated every. As the original inhabitants of easter island, the rapa nui people have some fascinating customs that must have seemed strange to their european conquerors. The culture and the mythology of the indigenous easter island people the rapa nui were very unique and diverse, and stood out from other polynesian cultures. May 03, 2018 during march, a team of scientists led by william dandrea, associate research professor at columbia universitys lamontdoherty earth observatory, travelled to rapa nui easter island to work on. As we have seen, easter island was repeatedly baptized by successive visitors who came to its shores throughout history.
Too often is the identity of easter island confined to giant stone sculptures. It is estimated that these figures of stone were built around the year 0 ad. Easter island is most famous for its nearly 1,000 extant monumental statues, called moai, created by the early rapa nui people. The events that happened there make it an icon of environmental degradation and collapse.
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