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Photo Trilogy: Rapa Nui - The People

This is the second part of my photo-trilogy “Rapa Nui- The Island. The People. The Museum”. Rapa Nui are native people settled on Easter Island in the first millenium CE and created a thriving Rapa Nui culture, as evidenced by the moai and other artifacts. However, human activity and overpopulation led to gradual deforestation and extinction of natural resources, which …

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Rapa Nui - The Island

The opening post of my photo-trilogy “Rapa Nui- The Island. The People. The Museum”. Rapa Nui is the island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean (also known as Easter Island), It’s just 14 miles (22.5 km) long and 7 miles (11.3 km) wide and is one of the most remote inhabited islands in the world. The nearest continental point lies in …

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