Rapa Nui National Park

Rapa Nui National Park

Infobox_Protected_area | name = Rapa Nui National Park
iucn_category = II


caption = Rano Kau crater taken from the approach to Orongo
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location = Easter Island, Chile
nearest_city = Hanga Roa
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area = 71.3 km²
established = 1935
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governing_body = Corporación Nacional Forestal

Infobox World Heritage Site
WHS = Rapa Nui National Park


State Party = flag|Chile
Type = Cultural
Criteria = i, iii, v
ID = 715
Region = Latin America & Caribbean
Year = 1995
Session = 19th
Link = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/715

Rapa Nui National Park is a world heritage site located on Easter Island, Chile. The park is divided into seven sections:

*"Rano Kau" (which includes Orongo)
*"Puna Pau" (named after the quarry where the Pukao were carved).
*"Rano Raraku" (named after the quarry where most of the Moai were carved).
*"Anakena - Ovahe"
*"Ahu Akivi"
*"Costa Norte"
*"Hanga Roa (Urban Area)".

History

Chile first declared the island a National Park in 1935, and on 22nd March 1996 UNESCO designated the island a World heritage site. Park boundaries have since varied on several occasions in order to return land to the islanders. [ Fischer 2005 Island at the end of the world BY:3n]

References

*Es icon [http://www.conaf.cl/?seccion_id=23a1f4328b8c8cee9a28642fe01307e7&unidad=2 Official Site]

External links

* [http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=715 Rapa Nui National Park - UNESCO World Heritage Centre]


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