Yet, it’s home to about 1,000 giant moai statues. Some are almost 30 feet tall and weigh up to 80 tons. This is Easter Island ...

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 ...

Rapa Nui (Easter Island) is famous for its stone statues (moai) shown above. It is one of the most remote landmasses ever colonized by humans during pre-industrial times, sitting 1,290 miles from the ...

The archaeological record of Rapa Nui points to the idea that efforts that bring communities together in cooperative and competitive ways, such as moai carving and transport, lead to greater ...

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 ...

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 ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Moai Alley MoaiAlley is a mobile-friendly puzzle game that takes you to the Easter Island, where you help the Rapa Nui carve and transport the iconic ...

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 ...

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 ...