Researching which moai statues to visit on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in Chile can be overwhelming. I speak from experience, ...

Chile’s ostensible even-handedness in the process ... They also are calling for greater protection of the sacred Moai head statues. Erected during the island’s Ancestor Cult epoch, which ...

The ancient statues known as moai are everyday sights on Easter Island, or Rapa Nui—native dancers in body paint, less so. Some 2,000 Rapanui live on the island, which belongs to Chile.

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet officially ... famous for its extreme isolation and mysterious stone statues known as Moai. The creation of the Rapa Nui Rahui Marine Protected Area restricts ...

Visiting Easter Island requires a six-hour flight from Santiago, Chile. Only one airline ... famous for its enormous stone statues known as moai. The statues, which are carved from volcanic ...

The only other place it's viewable from will be Easter Island, 3,700 kilometers) off the Chilean coast in the Pacific Ocean. It's home to about 1,00 monliths called moai that stare at the ocean ...