The moai were carved with stone tools ... They mulched whole fields with broken volcanic rocks to keep the soil moist and fertilized it with nutrients that the volcanoes were no longer spreading.

However, standing face to face with the moai statues is an indescribable experience. Easter Island, located in the Pacific Ocean, is a place with several names and a captivating history.

The main quarry for Easter Island's statues, this volcanic crater is a virtual moai graveyard. The stone-faced giants lie in various states of production. Some are half carved, many are broken ...