Islands of Chile: Easter Island
Easter Island is a place that most people have heard of, but very few know much about. Technically a territory of Chile, it’s one of the most remote inhabited islands in the world. It lies 1,289 miles west of the Pitcairn Islands and 2,182 miles east from the coast of Chile. Although it’s only 63 square miles, the island has sustained a human population since approximately 700-1100 AD. The island’s inhabitants refer to it as Rapa Nui, but most places apart from the island cal
