Although barely noticeable by the human eye, microplastics can take their toll. The deep blue waters, shimmering cliffs and palm tree-lined beaches of Easter Island face a growing threat: plastic ...

The post 15 Free Things To Do on Easter Island appeared first on Go Backpacking. Go Backpacking. ... eyes, and a string of lights around its neck. Parroquia de la Santa Cruz (church) ...

Easter Island's iconic moai statues standing in a row. ... The damage to some of the giant head statues is “irreparable and with consequences beyond what your eyes can see,” Ariki Tepano, ...

There are 887 moai scattered across Easter Island, ... Once the statue reached its ahu, stone carvers would chisel in eyes and reshape the base to adjust the centre of mass, ...

Easter Island’s towering stone heads and other archaeological elements have been charred by a fire, according to local Indigenous and Chilean authorities. The fire – caused by the nearby Rano ...

A forest fire that ripped through part of Easter Island this week has charred some of its towering iconic carved stone figures, Chilean officials reported. The blaze broke out Monday and swept ...

Now, people can see his replicas of the famed Moai (Moe-eye) statues, better known as Easter Island heads.Easter Island, located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, is home to about 50 descendants ...

Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, sits in the Pacific Ocean, about 2,200 miles off the coast of Chile, and is among the world’s most remote inhabited islands. The island has drawn more than ...

Fire swept through part of the national park on Chile’s Easter Island this week and damaged the famous moai statues built by the indigenous Polynesian people.

An astrophotographer who visited Easter Island for the annular solar eclipse on Oct. 2, ... This is because part of the sun is still visible and the sunlight can cause severe damage to your eyes.