Researching which moai statues to visit on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in Chile can be overwhelming. I speak from experience, having spent many hours planning to make the most of a week on this ...

Today, those indigenous to the land call the island Rapa Nui, named for the Rapa Nui people ... The island is famous for its enormous stone statues known as moai. The statues, which are carved ...

But could we ever imagine her in one piece now? Standing on the South Pacific island of Rapa Nui are around 900 carved statues. European explorers renamed Rapa Nui as Easter Island, and the ...

Rapa Nui, the indigenous name of Easter Island, bears witness to a unique cultural phenomenon. A society of Polynesian origin that settled there c. A.D. 300 established a powerful, imaginative and ...

The Rapa Nui had a particular passion for carving; beyond their giant stone statues, they favored the toromiro for its ...

A university spokesperson said the remains had not been used for research in several decades, before which it isn’t completely clear how they were studied or used.

The statues were placed on specially built platforms ranged along the coastline, a sacred geography reflecting the tribal divisions of Rapa Nui. Moving these statues would have taken days ...

monolithic statues carved from volcanic rocks that are found across the island. These monoliths are just pieces of the Rapa Nui puzzle. The island has a mysterious past, and it is not clear when ...

Coming up at: 21:58 Weather View full schedule Hoa Hakananai'a statue (made between 1000 and 1200). Stone; from Easter Island (Rapa Nui) Today we're on an island far out in the Pacific Ocean ...

Rapa Nui has attracted tourists for years with its ancient Polynesian Moai statues and archaeological sites. Tourism, the main industry on the island, is also a source of concern for locals who ...

Rapa Nui, the indigenous name of Easter Island, bears witness to a unique cultural phenomenon. A society of Polynesian origin that settled there c. A.D. 300 established a powerful, imaginative and ...