Traveling to Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in the South Pacific ... carrier provided or stick to whatever was on my iPhone (usually music and podcasts). It took me far too long to learn there was ...

On Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, as locals call it ... of the Rapa Nui culture and its proud inhabitants keep the language, music and traditions alive, while the enormous carved stone moai are ...

Chile officials say fire damaged some of Easter ... Island this week has caused permanent damage to some of its iconic carved stone figures known as moai, authorities said. In bringing the Song of ...

In this Polynesian territory that now belongs to Chile and is widely known as Easter ... the island — represents an ancestor. A creator of words and music. A protector. The president of Rapa ...

“Easter Island: The Mystery Solved” by Thor ... I was also drawn to the Island to visit the Toki Rapa Nui School of Music and the Arts, with the hope of meeting its co-founder, acclaimed ...

The famous statues on Rapa Nui — also known as Easter Island — have suffered "irreparable" damage in a fire, local authorities said. A photo shared by the municipality of Rapa Nui on social ...

Long-term resident and Realtor Patricia Romano recently traveled to visit family in Chile and while there, took time to visit ...

Ancient DNA from Rapa Nui (Easter Island) refutes best-selling population collapse theory. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 1, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 09 / 240911112147.htm ...

Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island (a name given to it by Europeans), is located in the southeast Pacific and is famous for its approximately 1,000 carvings of moai, human-faced statues.

To the Rapa Nui people, the risks are profound, says archeologist Jo Anne Van Tilburg, director of the Easter Island Statue Project. “They cherish the memory of the people that have gone before, ...

Located over 2,000 miles off the coast of Chile, Easter Island is one of the world's most ... between the 10th and 16th centuries by the Rapa Nui people. Take a tour with the gallery above.