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Planning a trip to Easter Island? Here's a complete guide to the remote Chilean territory, also known as Rapa Nui, including how to get there and where to stay.
Here's everything you need to know about traveling to Rapa Nui, Chile. Marvel at the mysterious moai statues—the island's most famous feature—in Rapa Nui National Park. For a coastal setting ...
A new moai was found on Easter Island in the bed of a volcano crater lake, thanks to severe drought conditions in the area. The Pacific island, located roughly 2,175 miles west of the Chilean ...
Easter Island’s famous Moai statues remain one of the greatest archaeological enigmas in the world. This video questions the mainstream narrative that Polynesian settlers carved and transported ...
A new moai, one of Easter Island's iconic statues, was found in the bed of a dry laguna in a volcano crater, the Indigenous community that administers the site on the Chilean island has said.
Damaged Moai statues are seen after a wildfire at a local park in Easter Island, Chile, in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on October 7, 2022. . (Rapa Nui Municipality/Handout via ...
Moai in Rapa Nui National Park on the slopes of Rano Raraku volcano on Easter Island, Chile. There are approximately 1,000 moai statues on Easter Island, but the recent discovery has excited ...
There are around 1,000 moai statues on Easter Island. All figures are monolithic human faces that were carved out of volcanic rock approximately 500 years ago by the Polynesian tribe, Rapa Nui.
"Moana 2" is the sequel to the 2016 Disney movie, that follows the title character, Moana, and a mischievous demigod, Maui, on an all new adventure, and released in theaters on Thanksgiving. The ...
The moai and ceremonial sites are along the coast, with a concentration on Easter Island's southeast coast. Here, the moai are more 'standardized' in design, and are believed to have been carved ...