Rapa Nui National Park

Easter Island (Isla de Pascua), Chile

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Rapa Nui National Park, located on Easter Island (Isla de Pascua) in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, protects one of the world’s most remarkable archaeological and cultural landscapes.

The park preserves hundreds of iconic moai stone statues, ceremonial platforms, quarries, and other sites created by the ancient Rapa Nui people between roughly the 10th and 16th centuries. Recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995, the park is considered a unique testimony to a Polynesian civilization that developed its own distinctive traditions of monumental sculpture and architecture in relative isolation from the rest of the world.

Beyond its cultural importance, Rapa Nui National Park features volcanic landscapes, rugged coastlines, and sacred sites that reflect the deep connection between the island’s people and their environment. Today, it stands as a symbol of the rich heritage, history, and identity of the Rapa Nui culture and is one of Chile’s most famous destinations.