Easter Island is home to more than 900 giant Moai, with more still being discovered. The statues average about twice the ...

Easter Island, which is also known as Rapa Nui, is a protected national park and Unesco heritage site that was annexed by Chile in the late 19th Century. Lionel Messi scores his 10th international ...

This story appears in the July 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine ... an indigenous Polynesian resident of Rapa Nui, as the locals call Easter Island; his own ancestors probably helped ...

Researching which moai statues to visit on Rapa Nui ... around the island. The site is also home to petroglyphs named Papa ...

Many eclipse-chasers from across the globe gathered on Easter Island, also called Rapa Nui, to observe the annular solar ...

Easter Island is famous for its moai ... Orongo village is in Rapa Nui National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Therefore ...

a four-tonne basalt statue from the Chilean Pacific territory of Rapa Nui - named Easter Island by European explorers. The statues, known as moai, were carved by the island's indigenous Rapa Nui ...

Easter Island, a territory of Chile, is a remote volcanic island in Polynesia, whose native name is Rapa Nui. It is famous for its archaeological sites, including nearly 900 monumental statues ...

to enjoy picnic-style before exploring other parts of Rapa Nui National Park, which occupies roughly 40% of the island. Although Easter Island accommodations are limited, you'll have a few ...

RAPA NUI (EASTER ... of the park administration had only recently been formed to work on regulations and restrictions for Oct. 2. With the 13 archaeological sites in Rapa Nui National Park ...

Roggeveen stayed on the island ... Rapa Nui people. The statues, which are carved from volcanic rock, stand at 13 feet high and weigh 10 metric tons (around 22,000 pounds), according to National ...

During the first three days, from the 14th to the 16th of October, the Introductory course for community wildfire management in Rapa Nui island (Chile ... practices in the conservation of Rapa Nui ...