The Easter Island Connection

A tour to see Valparaiso (a city near Santiago) started with a visit to a Moai, one of the mysterious stone statues from Easter Island (which is part of Chile). Only 4 Moai statues have been taken from the island and this is the one on mainland Chile. The guide said that the US has one in San Francisco. It was tempting to go to Easter Island while visiting Chile but the $600 6 hour flight was a deterent.
The tour's focus was to see the two seaside cities that sit side by side; Valparaiso and Vina del Mar. The guide described Valparaiso as the oldest city in Chile (1536) and the poorest and Vina del Mar as the newest and richest. An interesting way to begin the tour to the two cities...