Island has been a source of fascination for historians, researchers, and tourists for centuries. Reaching it is not straightforward. Flights from Europe (with at least two layovers) take approximately ...

Island is a place that has fascinated historians, researchers, and tourists for centuries. Reaching it is not easy. Flights ...

The islanders call them "moai," and they have puzzled ethnographers, archaeologists, and visitors to the island since the first European explorers arrived here in 1722. In their isolation ...

Paul Trachtman Local artists are reviving the island's traditions. Tattooist Andreas "Panda" Pakarati displays a wooden moai he's just carved. Paul Trachtman Local artists are reviving the island ...

From the 10th to the 16th century this society built shrines and erected enormous stone figures known as moai, which created an unrivalled cultural landscape that continues to fascinate people ...