HANGA ROA, Easter Island, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Charred Moai stone statues on Easter Island, singed in a wildfire earlier this year, are signs of a growing tension between landowners and ...

There is no place in the world like Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui. It feels like it is not even of this world. Located more than 2,000 miles from South America's mainland, it is one of the ...

More than 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 ...

Easter Island, a Chilean territory some 2,200 miles from the mainland, is a protected national park and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Researchers believe the island's first residents arrived more ...

Easter Island never had a catastrophic population ... Rapa Nui is one of the world's most remote locations to be inhabited by people. Rapa Nui was first settled around 1000 A.D., likely by people ...

surfing, and enticing beaches when a bit of relaxation is in order. Giant moai statues dot the grassy flanks of an extinct volcano on Easter Island.

Two recent studies have cast doubt on a popular theory that the ancient residents of Easter Island suffered ... used satellite images to map out rock gardens on the island. Rock gardening is ...