Originally named "Te Pito O Te Henua" (Navel of The World), it is now also called Rapa Nui. Today Easter Island has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, and it has a unique Polynesian culture that manifests in its art, archaeology, and traditions and a wonderful raw, unspoiled beauty of windswept coastlines, gentle, treeless hills, and a verdant interior.
An agreeable climate year round allows travelers to walk along its coastline and visit the numerous ahus that contain the gigantic moais sculptures.
