Located over 2,000 miles off the coast of Chile, Easter Island is one of the world's most isolated inhabited islands. It's famous for the enormous stone statues known as moai, which were erected ...

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A fire that ripped through part of Chile’s Easter Island this week has caused permanent damage to some of its iconic carved stone figures known as moai, authorities said.

A forest fire that tore through part of Chile’s Easter Island has charred some of its fabled monumental carved stone figures, known as moai. “Nearly 60 hectares (148 acres) were affected ...

Tourists take photos of Moai stone statues on Easter island of Chile, April 5, 2024. Easter Island, known for its giant stone-carved heads facing out to sea, is located at the southernmost point ...

And that is where my modest proposal comes in. In the nineteenth century Great Britain encouraged Chile to seize Easter Island. The small island, one of the most isolated human societies ...

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A fire that ripped through part of Chile’s Easter Island this week has caused permanent damage to some of its iconic carved stone figures known as moai, authorities said.

An unknown number of the stone-carved statues have been affected by the blaze, Chile's cultural heritage undersecretary said. Easter Island has nearly 1,000 of the megaliths, known as moai.

The remote island of Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, has reopened to international ... east of Pitcairn Island and 2,200 miles (3,540 km) west of Chile. Flights from the Chilean capital ...

Santiago, Chile (AP) -- A fire that ripped through part of Chile's Easter Island this week has caused permanent damage to some of its iconic carved stone figures known as moai, authorities said.