RAPA NUI

Rapa Nui , Te-pito- Henúa or the belly button of the world as this place is known which is located in the Pacific Ocean and is far away from the continent.
The most important aspect is that we can still find the “pascuense” culture , due to the people who preserve their customs and the “ MOAIS” ( big statues the island owns) that their ancestors built thousands of years ago.
Here you can find the national park “ Rapa Nui” and the most important city
Hanga Roa .
Rapa Nui brings too many people to visit it, people who want to know more of the culture,traditions , archeological sites ,and to enjoy the magnificent natural wonders. Hanga Roa is the only city of Rapa Nui, due to that the majority of the population is located in this city.
This city is located at the western part of the island where you will find banks, the post office , restaurants, hotels, telephones. It has a port where you find a stage with moais on it , at the bottom you will be able to enjoy a beautiful beach completely covered with corals and you will be visit by aquatic turtles.
Hanga Roa is not a cheap place to go. You will need a considerable amount of money to spend a good time over there, which is why people are recommended to bring digital cameras, flimsy clothes, sneakers and sunglasses. In Hanga Roa you will not find public transportation, so you will have to walk otherwise you can rent bikes, motorcycles, cars, and even horses to get a ride.
In the case that you want to get cash, you can get it at the Banco Estado that is open from 8 a.m. up to 1 p.m. where you can get dollars and Chilean pesos.
If you get into an emergency at the island you can find “The sixth police station”, firemen, and a hospital to use whenever you want.
Once here you’ll face a tropical weather with a medium temperature that is approximately 18 ° C. It’s rainy the whole year but May is extremely rainy. Due to that you have to bring lot of clothes, because if you go to walk somewhere you can get wet easily and you will have to return to get changed in any moment during the day.
Time is also important here, because of the distance Rapa Nui has different times. Once you are at Rapa Nui you will have to consider that you are earlier two lhours than Chile continental .
Rapa Nui has only three beaches for lovers of diving and snorkeling to enjoy a magnificent experience.
We can conclude that Rapa Nui is a very interesting place to visit, but you need considerable resources to do it and to take the risk of visiting, because there are many people once there , and they say it’s not what they had expected in years.