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 ...

But many more made it to their platforms intact. 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 ...

A decades-long stretch of extremely low precipitation in the 1500s may have spurred cultural changes among the Rapa Nui ...

Named Easter Island by the Dutch explorer ... people and the language—is called Rapa Nui. Platforms are called ahu, and the statues that sit on them, moai (pronounced mo-eye).

In a remote patch of the Pacific Ocean lies Rapa Nui, otherwise known as Easter Island ... Who built the Moai? How did they move such huge statues without the use of modern tools?

Among the many secrets buried in Easter Island prehistory is the ... and then send in your own theory on how the moai were moved. Like most oral traditions, Rapa Nui folklore has been passed ...

Easter Island is a place that has fascinated historians, researchers, and tourists for centuries. Reaching it is not easy. Flights from Europe, with at least two layovers, take about 30 hours.

Rapa Nui, the indigenous name of Easter Island, bears witness to a unique cultural phenomenon ... this society built shrines and erected enormous stone figures known as moai, which created an ...

Marc Shields hails from West Auckland but is a long-term resident of Rapa Nui - he tells Paddy what life is like on the ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Moai Alley MoaiAlley ... that takes you to the Easter Island, where you help the Rapa Nui carve and transport the iconic Moai statues.

Chile officials say fire damaged some of Easter Island’s iconic moai ... carved stone figures known as moai, authorities said. In bringing the Song of Rapa Nui to the world, pianist brings ...