For years, the story of Easter Island has been told as a grim fable: a small, isolated community cut down its last tree, destroyed its own environment, and collapsed in a kind of prehistoric ...
RAPA NUI, ChileRAPA NUI, Chile — The causes are worthy, the course is daunting – almost 500 kilometers (about 300 miles) across a stretch of the Pacific Ocean in a large canoe. It’s the Hoki Mai ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 15 moai at Ahu Tongariki make up the largest group of statues on Rapa Nui. Photograph by Jordan Banks This article was ...