Rapanui Municipality/AFP via Getty Images A number of Easter Island’s iconic ‘Moai ... adding that the statues already face slow damage from rain, sun and wind. “And the fire accelerates ...

The lips are compressed, the nose raised high. There’s no mistaking that look: the face in front of me is decidedly disdainful. And given that this particular face is well over two metres high ...

Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island (a name given to it by Europeans ... every single one of the moai appears to face inland and not out to sea, suggesting that they were meant to honor ...

The deep blue waters, shimmering cliffs and palm tree-lined beaches of Easter Island face a growing threat: plastic. “So now there are some things that belonged to this beach. For example ...

The Moai statues of Easter Island have some of the best views of ... with the title "Aringa Ora O Te Tupuna” (The Living Face of the Ancestors). The shot was impressive enough to be selected ...

On Easter Island (Rapa Nui in Polynesian), the moai ... dam on the Nile – is not an option for the Rapa Nui moai. "Let's face it: these statues, fragile by nature, are not displayed in a museum ...

There are good reasons the story of Easter Island is often held up as a parable for planet Earth and humanity’s future. The tiny island was, for centuries, as isolated in the vast Pacific Ocean ...

The restored moai statues of Ahu Tongariki are one of the more spectacular sites on Easter Island. Rano Raraku may have more moai, but most are partially buried, uncompleted, or face down in the ...

This is Chile’s Easter Island – but it could be the west coast ... the peculiar people I have been waiting all my life to encounter face to face. We dismount, open a rickety wooden gate ...

The island's official Spanish name, Isla de Pascua, is Spanish for "Easter Island." It is 2,200 miles (3,600 km) west of continental Chile and 1,290 miles (2,075 km) east of the Pitcairn Islands.

adding that the statues already face slow damage from rain, sun and wind. "And the fire accelerates that damage to the Moais." Easter Island, over 2,000 miles (3,219 km) from the coast of Chile ...