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| The Town |
| The town: Hanga Roa has the 90% of the population, it has all the basic services, you will also find pub's, restaurants, craft shops, art galleries, cyber cafe, supermarket, discotheque, car rentals, yacht tours, museum, bank, etc |
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| Typical Mass |
At the end of Te Pito Te Henua Street is the Catholic Church, every Sunday at 9:00am a singed mass in rapa nui is developed, most of the town attend it and every member of the community wears typical clothes and brings flowers.
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| Anthropological museum P.Sebastián Englert |
| The anthropological museum Padre Sebastián Englert, MAPSE, compiles conserves and researches the patrimonial heritage of Eastern Island and its native town. With this purpose, the MAPSE protects a specialized archaeological and bibliographical collection. It is located on Tahai, it is open from Monday to Saturday from 9:00am to 12:30 pm and from 14:00pm to 17:30pm, and it is also open on Sundays from 9:00 to 13:00. |
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| Tuna Empanadas |
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You have to try the tuna/cheese fried empanadas, there are many places where you can enjoy them, with no doubt an excellent place is at Berta's, it is located on the main street, the place is simple and every empanada costs about $1.500. |
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| Hanga Piko
fishing cove |
| It is located in the same town, near Hanga Roa Hotel, in this fishing cove outstands Ahu, that iluminates in the nights by turtles that appear on the shore looking for food and the environment that arises from the fishermen, the only places they can stay in is the yachts. In that same place is hidden the ,Sailboat Varua Vaikava which Developer regular tours to the Motus, to the Anakena beach and charts. In this fishing cove is the only dock, where through a barge the loaded ships that are around the Hanga Roa bay unload their load. |
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| Restaurantes y Pub´s |
In the last years a wide variety of restaurants and pubs have been opened, what allows the tourist to enjoy a big variety of typical courses and nice environments. It is a must to try the ceviches or carpachos in Merahi Raa and La Tinita Restaurant , or to have a drink in Aloha pub joined with aloha potatoes, there are also very good restaurants, but a bit more expensive as Te Moana , its specialty is ceviche with coco milk. If you are looking something cheaper you can eat excellent sandwiches in El Gordo or in the carts located in front of Pea beach.
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| Diving and Snorkeling |
There are two companies to dive with, Orca and Mike Rapu, both are located in Hanga Roa Otai, they go to the same places and the prices are almost the same (USD 50). To practice snorkeling you can rent the equipment or hire the services, both diving companies offer it, just as Sailboat Varua Vaikava does |
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