It's Easter Sunday, expecting a soft breeze and warm sunlight to spread across the Gozitan hills. Nature shakes off the last of winter's dust, and the island blooms into colour, fragrance, and quiet ...

But the most surprising thing about my visit to Easter Island, known locally as Rapa ... buried up to their heads. Walking through this ghost town of stone giants feels like being on the set ...

Marvel at the mysterious moai statues ... island seafood accompanied by stunning ocean views. Located more than 2,200 miles west of South America in the Pacific Ocean, Rapa Nui, also known as ...

Stone statues in a fire-damaged area of Rapa Nui National Park, Easter Island, Chile ... coast either by rolling them on wooden logs or "walking" them using an ingenious rope system.

Narrator] Most visitors come all the way to Easter Island because of these stone statues, the moai ... Terry] And walking really describes what these moai did. - [Narrator] To test their theory ...

This photo taken on April 5, 2024 shows a Moai stone statue on Easter Island. Xinhua News Agency/Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images ... of walking around to map these things,” Lipo said.

The Rapanui people of Easter Island, however, say the statues were moved by a chief or priest with supernatural power, or mana, that could help them to “walk’ to their designated locations. One of a ...

Easter Island is generally a brief stop ... to take a dip in the ocean before walking over to the stretch of seven moai statues at Ahu Nao-Nao, some dating back to 1250. Stop at Ahu Akivi to ...

In a remote patch of the Pacific Ocean lies Rapa Nui, otherwise known as Easter Island. It’s a tiny, windswept place, famed for its colossal Moai – mysterious stone figures that each weigh ...