History Of Easter Island
Geologically one of the youngest inhabited territories on Earth, Easter Island was, for most of its history, the most isolated. Its inhabitants, the Rapa Nui, have endured famines, epidemics of disease and cannibalism, civil war, slave raids, various colonial contacts, and have seen their population crash on more than one occasion. The ensuing cultural legacy has brought the island notoriety out of proportion to the number of its inhabitants.
Read more about History Of Easter Island: First Settlers, Possible South American Links, Pre-European Society, The "statue-toppling", European Contacts, Destruction of Society and Population, 1878-1888, Annexation To Chile, Today
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