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 ...

The imposing statues that line the coast of Easter Island have been an enigma to experts ... “Now that we know more about the ...

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 ...

The following statistics on Easter Island's moai are the results of Van ... were successfully transported to a variety of image ahu locations....Another 92 are recorded as "in transport," 47 ...

This story appears in the July 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. On a winter night last June, José Antonio Tuki, a 30-year-old artist on Easter Island, did one of the things he loves ...