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Recreation and Travel : Easter Island

This pathfinder contains basic information about Easter Island (Chile) and a listing of general country websites. The most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning Easter Island (Chile) is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 130 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription to the Hispanic American Periodical Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/).   Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries in book form.  

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Hispanic Division, Collections and Services Directorate

 


COUNTRY PROFILE OF EASTER ISLAND  (http://www.pacificislandtravel.com/easter%5Fisland/about%5Fdestin/country%5Fprofile.html)
In this website you can find a Country Profile of Easter Island, excellent photographs and also tourist information.

THE EASTER ISLAND PHOTO ALBUM  (http://members.aol.com/lvancourt/)
Provides a guided tour of the most remote spot on earth using photos and annotations. All photos were taken by the webmaster in April, 1999.

EASTER ISLAND/HOTELS  (http://www.rapanui.cl/eng/index.html)
This is a comprehensive website for Easter Island, it will give you information on all aspects related to the Island. Also it features the directory for common services that links the Island to the continent, Chile. Maps and photographs are important additional sources given. Many ideas for tourism ans vacation.

EASTER ISLAND/TOURISM  (http://www.pacificislandtravel.com/easter%5Fisland/introduction.html)
A comprehensive page on Tourism. Travel in comfort through the Easter Island, look for our special discounts and tailermade holidays, eg. Hotels, Resorts, Carrentals, Campers, Flights, Airfares, Airpasses, Cruises, Bustours, Trains, Excursions, Air Cruising, Tickets, Deep Sea Fishing, Diving and Wedding.

Easter Island travel to the South Pacific by David Stanley  (http://www.southpacific.org/text/finding%5Feaster.html)
A page from South Pacific Organizer (southpacific.org) dealing with Easter Island. Provides a mini travel guide to Easter Island.

LONELYPLANET:DESTINATION EASTER ISLAND  (http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/south_america/chile_and_easter_island/)
This website is a complete guide for touristing in Chile, it takes you to lots of interesting and beautiful places in the country, bein.g one of them Easter Island. It also provides you with a virtual map.

VISIONCHILE:WELCOME  (http://visionchile.com/index.html)
This website will increase the diffusion and knowledge of Chile. Providing the most current, accurate, and comprehensive coverage of the key aspects needed to create a vision of Chile today. Full of photographs that clearly illustrate the beauty of its National Parks, the Atacama Dessert, Easter Island and other important places as the capital Santiago. Information is also given to its Flora, Fauna, music and tasteful cuisine.

VISIT.CHILE: EASTER ISLAND  (http://www.visit-chile.org/islas/islas.phtml)
This is the webpage to introduced you two vastly different Pacific islands, Easter Island and Robinson Crusoe Island, learn an entirely different aspect to the Chile experience. In Engish and Spanish.

THE VOYAGE TO RAPA NUI  (http://leahi.kcc.hawaii.edu/org/pvs/rapanuiback.html)
This is the page of incredible vogages made by adventures to Easter Island recreating the old traditions of shiptravelled. The Voyage to Rapa Nui 1999-2000.

WORLD TRAVEL: EASTER ISLAND  (http://www.metropolis.co.jp/tokyotravel/tokyoworldtravelarchive349/349/tokyoworldtravelinc.htm)
General Information on Easter Island, one of the world's most mysterious and remote travel destinations. General mini-map.

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