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 ...

Easter Island's famous moai statues are crumbling into the sea, forcing locals to face urgent decisions about how best to protect their heritage.

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 ...

The fire — caused by the nearby Rano Raraku volcano — started Monday and razed more than 100 hectares of the island, damaging its famous stone-carved statues known as 'Moai' which were created ...

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.