Easter Island, one of Chile's biggest tourist attractions, will reopen to visitors starting Aug. 1 after access was restricted at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chile's government said on Friday.
May 21, 2022, 12:22 AMSANTIAGO - Easter Island, one of Chile's biggest tourist attractions, will reopen to visitors starting Aug. 1 after access was restricted at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chile's government said on Friday.
"As of August 1, an increase in flights and the opening of tourism, in conditions which will be communicated in a timely manner, will be allowed," the economy ministry said in a statement. Residents of the island protested the presence of tourists when the pandemic started in March 2020, even taking over the airport to stop flights from the mainland.