Rapa Nui National Park

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Rapa Nui National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site on Easter Island in Chile, renowned for its monumental moai statues and the cultural legacy of the indigenous Rapa Nui people.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
national park
area about 71 square kilometers
associatedWith Polynesian culture
Rapa Nui language
climate subtropical
coManagedWith Rapa Nui indigenous community
conservationFocus protection of Rapa Nui cultural landscape
protection of archaeological heritage
contains Ahu Tongariki
Anakena area
Orongo
Rano Kau
Rano Raraku
agricultural structures
numerous ahu (ceremonial platforms)
prehistoric petroglyphs
stone dwellings
country Chile
coversPercentageOfIsland about 40 percent
established 1966
governingBody Corporación Nacional Forestal (CONAF)
hasView Pacific Ocean
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
inscribedOnWorldHeritageList 1995
inscriptionType cultural
IUCNCategory II (National Park)
knownFor Rapa Nui cultural heritage
archaeological sites
moai statues
locatedIn Easter Island
Pacific Ocean
Valparaíso Region
locatedOn Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
mainEthnicAssociation Rapa Nui people
nearestSettlement Hanga Roa
partOf Chilean National System of Protected Wild Areas
primaryPeriodOfSignificance 10th to 16th centuries
recognizedFor outstanding universal value
tourismType archaeological tourism
cultural tourism
UNESCOSiteId 715
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (i)
(iii)
(v)
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1995


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