Known for its mysterious stone Moai statues, Easter Island has a somewhat enigmatic history, largely due to the fact that ...

Researching which moai statues to visit on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in Chile can be overwhelming. I speak from experience, having spent many hours planning to make the most of a week on this ...

Desde el siglo X al XVI, construyó santuarios y esculpió numerosos ”moai“ , gigantescos personajes de piedra que forman un paisaje cultural inigualable y fascinan hoy al mundo entero. Rapa Nui, de ...

In Tuki’s native tongue, the island—like the people and the language—is called Rapa Nui. Platforms are called ahu, and the statues that sit on them, moai (pronounced mo-eye). As our jeep ...

We encourage you to peruse them, and then send in your own theory on how the moai were moved. Like most oral traditions, Rapa Nui folklore has been passed down through the generations, and it is ...

But many more made it to their platforms intact. The ancient statues known as moai are everyday sights on Easter Island, or Rapa Nui—native dancers in body paint, less so. Some 2,000 Rapanui ...

The oldest moai dates back to 1300, and among the Rapa Nui people there was a belief that their chiefs were "descended from the gods and that after death they would once again become divine ...

known as moai, for the Smithsonian Institute. Cooke’s Smithsonian report repeatedly mentions Pakomio Mā‘ori, a Rapa Nui survivor of the Peruvian slave raids of 1862. That man’s great-great ...

The moai may also hold a sacred role in the life of the Rapa Nui, acting as ceremonial conduits for communication with the gods. According to Van Tilburg, their physical position between earth and ...

Rapa Nui has attracted tourists for years with its ancient Polynesian Moai statues and archaeological sites. Tourism, the main industry on the island, is also a source of concern for locals who ...

He later served aboard the USS Mohican, which visited Easter Island in 1886 to collect large stone sculptures, known as moai, for the Smithsonian Institute. Cooke's Smithsonian report repeatedly ...