This is great: Rapa Nui guerillas! - General Tiki

T tikibars Tiki Socialite Aku Hall, Chicago Joined: Apr 11, 2002 Posts: 2034	T tikibars Posted posted on Thu, Sep 9, 2010 12:44 PM http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129723910&sc=fb&cc=fp [ Edited by: tikibars 2010-09-09 12:44 ]
A arriano Tiki Socialite San Diego Joined: Jun 13, 2006 Posts: 1620	A arriano Posted posted on Thu, Sep 9, 2010 2:27 PM Oh boy. We're going there in January. Hope we don't find ourselves in the middle of a war.
G GoldenTiki Member The distant and exotic land of Los Gatos Joined: Aug 23, 2007 Posts: 38	G GoldenTiki Posted posted on Thu, Sep 9, 2010 2:40 PM We worked with the good folks of the island. It was a very cool, fun, important project. This sin't a plug, you really may find this interesting. http://usa.autodesk.com/company/sponsorships/easter-island
P PiPhiRho Tiki Socialite San Diego Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 1032	P PiPhiRho Posted posted on Thu, Sep 9, 2010 2:58 PM That is very interesting and explains something I saw on my recent trip there. Originally my group was supposed to stay at the Hotel Hanga Roa, which is the largest hotel on the island. Our tour organizer was not able to strike a satisfactory deal with the hotel and eventuall abondoning it, splitting the group between the nearby Hotel Taha Tai and the newer, smaller Altiplanico. When I was there I noticed that the Hotel Hanga Roa is almost next door to the Taha Tai, and it was closed! The largest hotel on the island is closed for what is likely the biggest tourist event ever to come to that island, the Rapa Nui Eclipse. I was curious as to what was going on with that hotel, and this explains a lot.

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tikibars Posted posted on Thu, Sep 9, 2010 12:44 PM

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129723910&sc=fb&cc=fp

[ Edited by: tikibars 2010-09-09 12:44 ]

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arriano Posted posted on Thu, Sep 9, 2010 2:27 PM

Oh boy. We're going there in January. Hope we don't find ourselves in the middle of a war.

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GoldenTiki Posted posted on Thu, Sep 9, 2010 2:40 PM

We worked with the good folks of the island. It was a very cool, fun, important project. This sin't a plug, you really may find this interesting.

http://usa.autodesk.com/company/sponsorships/easter-island

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PiPhiRho Posted posted on Thu, Sep 9, 2010 2:58 PM

That is very interesting and explains something I saw on my recent trip there.

Originally my group was supposed to stay at the Hotel Hanga Roa, which is the largest hotel on the island. Our tour organizer was not able to strike a satisfactory deal with the hotel and eventuall abondoning it, splitting the group between the nearby Hotel Taha Tai and the newer, smaller Altiplanico. When I was there I noticed that the Hotel Hanga Roa is almost next door to the Taha Tai, and it was closed! The largest hotel on the island is closed for what is likely the biggest tourist event ever to come to that island, the Rapa Nui Eclipse. I was curious as to what was going on with that hotel, and this explains a lot.