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The hillside of Rano Raraku volcano on Rapa Nui feels like a place that froze in time. Embedded by grass and volcanic rock, almost 400 moai the monolithic human figures carved centuries ago by this remote Pacific island’s Rapanui people – remained untouched until recently.
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One of Earth’s most remote destinations offers plenty to explore, starting with its famous ancient stone heads.
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Source: How Art Shapes Our Lives: The Moai of Rapa Nui | Sierra News Online
Twenty-three hundred miles west of Chile is the island of Rapa Nui — 14 miles long by 7 miles wide with fewer than 8,000 residents.
Source: Rapa Nui: Navel of the world
How to spend 48 hours on the mysterious and remote Easter Island.
Easter Island (also called Rapa Nui in Polynesian) is an island belonging to Chile, even though it is 3,000 km…
Source: Easter Island Heads – Giant Statues in the South Pacific | Divergent Travelers
Easter Island is one of the strangest places on Planet Earth. With stone-faced statues and weird landscapes, it’s no surprise that some truly believe UFOs landed here! Visiting “Isla de Pascua” was one of La Carmina long-time travel goals. This year, she finally made it to the land of the moai. As you’ll see in this story, it surpassed her high expectations.
Easter Island is actually home to more horses than humans.
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