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"We think we know all the moai, but then a new one turns up." Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, is famous for the 1,000 ...
Maybe this isn't a newsflash to everyone, but the Moai "heads" on Easter Island have bodies. Because some of the statues are set deep into the ground, and because the heads on the statues are ...
Chile officials say fire damaged some of Easter Island’s iconic moai statues A fire that ripped through part of Chile's Easter Island this week has caused permanent damage to some of its iconic ...
It’s no mystery that the world’s greatest riddles still fascinate and their invariably spectacular locations all await the ...
Hisu lee. For centuries, humans have searched for ways to extend life. Alchemists never found the philosopher’s stone, but ...
I am standing in a drizzly square where a man is eating a quiche. A girl cycles past in a red raincoat, talking quietly on ...
A long strip of land with diverse climates, deciding the best time to visit Chile depends on which part of the country you ...
Archaeologists believe they have solved one ancient mystery surrounding the famous Easter Island statues. At 2,500 miles off the coast of Chile, the island is one of the world's most remote places ...
The Seurat statues are returning to Davenport’s Credit Island — again — but the city’s parks department is none too thrilled about it. The 10 carved statues inspired by the Georges Seurat ...
Working from a picture, a Texas artist whipped up an impressive drawing of Grand Island’s Eagle Catcher statue in just two days. Frank Tirrell, 85, says the bronze statue is breathtaking in its ...
The Tarzan Brown Memorial Fund hopes to raise at least $50,000 to build a life-sized bronze statue of Brown ... planned for the University of Rhode Island. Committee members have also mentioned ...