Chile offers travelers a remarkable cultural odyssey that spans thousands of years and encompasses diverse landscapes and ...

The monumental statues of Easter Island have made the isolated island, more than 2,000 miles off the coast of Chile, an international tourist destination that carries the U.N. designation as a ...

It's one of the most remote inhabited islands in the world, far into the Pacific, 2200 miles due west from the coast of Chile. Why did people stop building statues on Easter Island?

SANTIAGO, Chile – A Finnish tourist who chipped an earlobe off an ancient Moai on Easter Island is being allowed to go home after paying a $17,000 fine and agreeing not to return for three years ...

Charred Moai stone statues on Easter Island, singed in a wildfire earlier this year, are signs of a growing tension between landowners and conservationists in this tiny, remote island in the ...

Easter Island, situated around 2,200 miles west of Chile, is infamous for its "heads," or moai statues, created by the Rapa Nui people.

Chile offers a breathtaking journey through diverse landscapes, vibrant cities, and rich cultural heritage. General Carrera Lake, with its striking turquoise waters and serene surroundings, is ...

Easter Island, which is also known as Rapa Nui, is a protected national park and Unesco heritage site that was annexed by Chile in the late 19th Century.

Moai statues on Easter Island Photo by Andia / Universal Images Group / Getty Images Last week, a fire spread through Easter Island and caused permanent damage to the area’s iconic statues ...

All told, about 60 statues in Chile were damaged or destroyed during the protests, according to the National Monuments Council. Such acts are considered criminal vandalism, but they haven't stopped.