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.

Easter Island was long inhabited by Polynesian people, before Chile annexed it in 1888.

A few hundred eclipse chasers flocked to Chile's Rapa Nui to see annularity from the home of the mysterious moai. RAPA NUI (EASTER ISLAND), Chile — Eclipse-chasers from across the globe gathered ...

A devastating fire has charred several of the famous statues on Easter Island, officials have said. The country’s cultural heritage undersecretary, Carolina Perez Dattari, said that the blaze ...

SANTIAGO, Chile — 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.

SANTIAGO, Chile — 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. The high ...