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15 Free Things To Do on Easter Island
The hundreds of mysterious moai statues around Easter Island are the primary draw for visitors. Most are located within Rapa Nui National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Access to the park ...
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Exploring Easter Island, one of the world's most remote inhabited islands
Some cruise lines, including MSC, Seabourn and Holland America also have itineraries with Easter Island stops. Rapa Nui National Park covers half of the island, and feels like an "open-air museum ...
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If They Could Only Talk
Easter Island covers just 63 square miles ... More than 40 percent of the island is a protected national park, which limits available land. “People have to learn that archaeology isn’t ...
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The Stone Faces of Rano Raraku: Uncovering the Secrets of Easter Island’s Moai
Five hundred years ago, on the southern slopes of Easter Island's Rano Raraku volcano ... Today, visitors with a Rapa Nui ...
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Scientists just unearthed a new statue on Easter Island. Take a look inside one of the most remote inhabited places in the world.
Archaeologist and Easter Island expert Jo Anne Van Tilburg believes the moai were built to honor ancestors and chieftains, or for ritual use to commune with gods, she told PBS. National Geographic ...