A view of "Moai" statues in Rano Raraku volcano, on Easter Island, Oct. 31, 2003. (Stringer/Reuters)

Easter Island: even more difficult to get to?

Indigenous population considers limiting visitors and immigrants to one of Chile's top tourist destinations.

By Pascale Bonnefoy - GlobalPost
Published: November 6, 2009 06:42 ET

SANTIAGO, Chile — They are the face of Chilean guidebooks: giant statues made of volcanic rock scattered across Easter Island.

Constructed centuries ago, the figures are thought to represent ancestors or chiefs of the indigenous Polynesian population. It is their descendants who now inhabit the tiny triangular island nearly 2,000 miles off the Chilean coast.

But they're...

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I seem to be posting more on this blog since I left Valpo than before...and I'm neglecting Colchaguino. Anyway, I came across this article about Zapallar in the New York Times from all the way back in 1992. With the exception of the prices, it's still extremely accurate and...

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