Polynesian mysteries explained in Chile

Far away, isolated from the rest of the world, floating in the middle of an endless Ocean, little islands with exotic names excite our imagination and the senses. An exhibition in Santiago, Chile, is shedding some light on one of them, the most enigmatic. The Kuhane Rapa Nui, in the islands of the Pacific exhibition focuses on the Easter Island –a Chilean possession in Polynesia- and sees it as an inseparable part of the cultural family of Oceania. You can visit it at the Centro Cultural Palacio La Moneda until September 27, 2009.
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