The Gutsy Traveler

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  • From stone age to space age – easter island

    Until about 40 years ago once a year a Chilean warship visited Easter Island, bringing supplies. Very few tourists visited the island dotted with stone heads. In 1967 the airport was finished and flights arrived from Tahiti and Santiago, Chile and tourism began. In the 1970’s the Chilean government made changes: water supplies, electricity, a…

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