The island, home to approximately 1,000 large stone heads known as Moai, has long fascinated archaeologists and historians.

Named Easter Island by the Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen ... Pakarati is dwarfed by a stone head as he stops to lean against it. “It’s hard to imagine,” he says, “how the carvers must ...

On average, they stand 13 feet high and weigh 14 tons, human heads-on-torsos carved in the ... of the nearly 900 giant moai that punctuate Easter Island's barren landscape. The moai and ceremonial ...

Hoteliers on Easter Island know better than to compete with ... For an "unpretentious" take on fresh tuna ceviche, head to Rano Cafe. Fancy something crispy? Panaderia Y Pasteleria Hitu draws ...

“This is something produced from my culture. It’s Rapanui.” He shakes his head. “How did they do it?” Easter Island covers just 63 square miles. It lies 2,150 miles west of South America ...