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		Easter Island ^Votes:0 skip to: page content \| links on this page \| site navigation \| footer (site information) Donate \| Contact \| Shop Africa Americas Asia Europe Middle East Atlas Sacred Sites Newsletter Home Algeria \| Egypt \| Ethiopia \| Mauritania \| Mali \| Morocco \| Senegal \| Tunisia Argentina \| Belize \| Bolivia \| Brazil \| Canada \| Chile \| Colombia \| Costa Rica \| Ecuador \| More Countries... Bali \| Burma \| Cambodia \| China \| India \| Indonesia \| Japan \| Korea \| Laos \| More Countries... Andora \| Armenia \| Austria \| Belgium \| Crete \| Czech Republic \| Denmark \| England \| Finland \| More Countries... Iran \| Iraq \| Israel \| Jordan \| Lebanon \| Saudia Arabia \| Syria \| Turkey Subscribe \| Current Newsletter Easter Island Sacred Sites Web Explore Sacred Sites Photographs and essays from Martin's pilgrimage travels. World Read More Go to Site


		Easter Island in words and pictures ^Votes:0 It is one of the most isolated islands in the world but 1200 years ago a double-hulled canoe filled with seafarers from a distant culture landed upon its shores. Over the centuries that followed a remarkable society developed in isolation on the island. For reasons still unknown they began carving giant statues out of volcanic rock. These monuments, known, as "moai" are some of the most incredible ancient relics ever discovered. The people of Easter Island called themselves the Rapa Nui. Where did they come from and why did they disappear? Science has learned much about the enigma of Easter Island and has put to rest some of the more bizarre theories, but questions and controversies remain. Explore this site to get the latest information on the island's history and current resear Read More Go to Site

		Easter Island--An Island of Mysteries ^Votes:0 AN ISLAND OF MYSTERIES by Stan Griffin They stand starkly, over 600 of them, with their backs to the ocean, on one of the world's loneliest islands. Wherever you stand on that island, it's possible to see at least one of them. Spectacular in appearance, they reach heights of seven feet to 70 feet with the average 12 feet to 25 feet. Estimates place their weights at around 40 to 60 tons. These colossal, humanlike structures were built by prehistoric people. They have been photographed and studied by scientists many times. They are the statues of Easter Island, and they are famous throughout the world. Natives call the island "Rapa-Nui" and "Te-Pito-o-te Henua" (which translates to "Navel of the World"). The word "navel" is symbolic of birth; it's also significant when you consider the islan Read More Go to Site

		History of Chile ^Votes:0 Search The Web! Search The Web! Search The Web! Search The Web! Free Travel Cheap Tickets Auction Newsletter Immigration Affiliate Make Money Chile HISTORY About 10,000 years ago, migrating Indians settled in fertile valleys and along the coast of what is now Chile. The Incas briefly extended their empire into what is now northern Chile, but the area's remoteness prevented extensive settlement. In 1541, the Spanish, under Pedro de Valdivia, encountered hundreds of thousands of Indians from various cultures in the area that modern Chile now occupies. These cultures supported themselves principally through slash-and-burn agriculture and hunting. Although the Spanish did not find the extensive gold and silver they sought, they recognized the agricultural potential of Chile's central valley, a Read More Go to Site

		History of Chile ^Votes:0 History of Chile The first European to visit what is now Chile was the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan , who landed at ChiloÉ Island following his voyage, in 1520, through the strait that now bears his name. The region was then known to its native population as Tchili, a Native American word meaning "snow." At the same time of Magellan's visit, most of Chile south of the Rapel River was dominated by the Araucanians , a Native American tribe remarkable for its fighting ability. The tribes occupying the northern portions of Chile had been subjugated during the 15th century by the Incas of Peru. In 1535, after the Spanish under Francisco Pizarro had completed their conquest of Peru, Diego de Almagro , one of Pizarro's aides, led a gold-hunting expedition from that country ove Read More Go to Site

		Jared Diamond, Easter Island's End ^Votes:0 History of Oceania as a whole Date: Mon, 1 Dec 97 14:54:25 CST From: Mark Graffis <ab758@virgin.usvi.net> Subject: Easter Island's End Easter Island's End By Jared Diamond, in Discover Magazine August 1995 In just a few centuries, the people of Easter Island wiped out their forest, drove their plants and animals to extinction, and saw their complex society spiral into chaos and cannibalism. Are we about to follow their lead? Among the most riveting mysteries of human history are those posed by vanished civilizations. Everyone who has seen the abandoned buildings of the Khmer, the Maya, or the Anasazi is immediately moved to ask the same question: Why did the societies that erected those structures disappear? Their vanishing touches us as the disappearance of other animals, even the Read More Go to Site

		Political Leaders: Chile ^Votes:0 A.link {color:#0000ff;text-decoration:none;} A.link:active {color:#0000ff;} A.link:visited {color:#000080;} A.link:hover {color:#ff0000;text-decoration:underline;} A.link:visited:hover {color:#ff0000;} Leaders of Chile (Republic of Chile) [ To the list of countries ] [ To the ZPC Homepage ] Look for biographies of the leaders (in Spanish) at CIDOB website . Parties : CPD : Concertation of Parties for Democracy (coalition) PDC : Christian Democratic Party PPD : Party for Democracy PR : Radical Party PSCh : Socialist Party of Chile UP : People's Unity (coalition) n/p : non-party Heads of State Presidents of the Republic Juan Antonio R?os Morales 2 Apr 1942 - 27 Jun 1946 (+) [ picture ] PR Alfredo Duhalde V?squez 27 Jun 1946 - 17 Oct 1946 (+1985) PR (acting) Juan Antonio Iribarren Cabezas 17 Read More Go to Site

		The Lessons of Easter Island ^Votes:0 Out of Date This website has not been updated for some years. This website has been left as it may still contain useful content. The Lessons of Easter Island By Clive Ponting Easter Island is one of the most remote inhabited places on earth. Only some 150 square miles in area, it lies in the Pacific Ocean, 2,000 miles off the west coast of South America and 1250 miles from the nearest inhabitable land of Pitcairn Island. At its peak the population was only about 7,000. Yet despite its superficial insignificance, the history of Easter Island is a grim warning to the world. The Dutch Admiral Roggeveen, on board the Arena was the first European to visit the island on Easter Sunday 1722. He found a society in a primitive state with about 3,000 people living in squalid reed huts or caves, engag Read More Go to Site

		The UnMuseum - Easter Island ^Votes:0 The Chilling Tale of Easter Island About 2,000 miles from the nearest continent, and 1,400 miles from the next closest inhabited isle, lies a tiny chunk of land only 65 square miles in size. It is the most isolated, inhabited place in the world, Easter Island. When the explorer Jacob Roggeveen found it on April 5, 1722 (Easter day, henceforth the name), the natives, numbering about 2,000, had no idea that other peoples, beside themselves, existed. This is not surprising since the islanders had no boats or canoes capable of crossing the sea. Roggeveen, in his log, described the few craft they had as "bad and frail." What Roggevenn did find surprising was the presence of 200 haunting stone statues that lined the coast. Some were as high as 33 feet and weighed 82 tons. Abandoned in quarries o Read More Go to Site

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