Indagare’s Kathryn Nathanson is just back from scouting the most remote inhabited island in the world: Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, in the local language. Rapa Nui sits in the middle of the Polynesian Triangle, roughly 2,000 nautical miles off the coast of Chile and an approximately five-hour flight from Santiago (there are only a few commercial flights per week).
Rapa Nui—which is roughly the size of Nantucket—was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. Visitors often come to see the...
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