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On Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, locals reconsider their culture and tourism, giving travelers even more reasons to visit.

A first flight with tourists, mostly with reservations made before the pandemic was declared at the beginning of 2020, arrives on Thursday at Mataveri international airport, in Hanga Roa.

During more than two years of the coronavirus pandemic, Easter Island was closed to tourism -- forcing inhabitants to turn to a more sustainable way of life and relearn forgotten skills.

Tourists return but Easter Islanders draw lessons from Covid isolation

For more than two years of the coronavirus pandemic, Easter Island has been closed to tourism - forcing residents to adopt more sustainable ways of life and

Two years of isolation has forced locals on Easter Island to turn to a more sustainable way of life, something indigenous elders say their ancestors foretold.