Click image to see more photos. (EISP/EISP) Explorers have long known there was more to the 887 statues on Easter Island—some 2,000 miles west of Chile—than just the statue heads made famous ...

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 ...

Updated: Oct 10, 2022 / 06:54 AM EDT View of Moais — stone statues of the Rapa Nui culture — in Easter Island, 3700 km off the Chilean coast in the Pacific Ocean, on August 5, 2022.

View of Moais — stone statues of the Rapa Nui culture — in Easter Island, 3700 km off the Chilean coast in the Pacific Ocean, on August 5, 2022.

RANO RARAKU VOLCANO, Chile -- The steep side of this dormant volcano is the most photographed spot on Easter Island. Tourists crowd each other to shoot photos of the famous statues, which are ...

In other words, the population didn’t collapse. In fact, it was stable, thanks to their reliable agricultural techniques. This photo taken on April 5, 2024 shows a Moai stone statue on Easter ...

Easter Island, home to nearly 1,000 moai statues, will be the prime spot to see on annular solar eclipse on Oct. 2, 2024. Photo: Wikimedia Commons ...