CHILE-CULTURE-OVERSEAS

TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY MIKE LEYRAL People get ready prior to take part in a dance contest in Hanga Roa on Chile's Easter Island (or Rapa Nui as its inhabitants call it) in the Pacific Ocean on February 10, 2015 as part of the 47th edition of Tapati, an all-out 15-day contest between rival teams to crown a new monarch. The new queen will reign for a year, and although she has no political power, she will be expected to represent Easter Island in other cultural events in Polynesia or Chile, of which the island is a territory. Preparations for the events take almost a year, during which hundreds of plumed costumes, grass weaves and sea conches are assembled. AFP PHOTO / GREGORY BOISSY (Photo credit should read GREGORY BOISSY/AFP via Getty Images)