Etiqueta: Rapa Nui National Park
-

Rapa Nui National Park: protection, heritage, and living culture
Rapa Nui National Park is one of the most iconic cultural sites in the world. Its value lies not only in the extraordinary number of archaeological remains it preserves, but also in the fact that it is living evidence of a unique civilization that developed in geographic isolation for more than a thousand years. A…
-

Polynesian Canoeing and the Beginning of the Va’a Pan American Championship in Rapa Nui
Sport, Culture, and Polynesian Spirit in the Heart of the Pacific Polynesian canoeing, known in Rapa Nui as Va’a, is far more than a sport—it is a living symbol of the maritime history that connected the peoples of the Pacific for centuries. Every stroke honors the ancestors who crossed vast oceans guided only by the…


