Within Chilean territory, Easter Island is located in one of the most isolated places in the eastern Pacific Ocean, and can only be reached by plane—2,200 miles west of Chile. But though it is ...

The head is traditionally thought to contain ... South Coast of Rapa Nui The members of the Spanish expedition to Easter Island in 1770 were the first to record their descriptions of the scoria ...

Easter Island is one of the most remote inhabited places in the world. The 63-square-mile island is located in the southeast Pacific, about 2,200 miles west of Chile. Visiting Easter Island ...

Ever since 1722, when Captain Jacob Roggeveen, a Dutchman and the first European known to have reached Easter Island arrived, scholars have debated the origins of the isolated population he found ...

But the most surprising thing about my visit to Easter Island, known locally as Rapa Nui, was watching the moon do something extraordinary above this iconic location. Remote, barren and almost ...

Your final tQ subscriber download of the year comes from none other than our albums of the year chart toppers Ex-Easter Island Head, who speak to Patrick Clarke about ...

Hoteliers on Easter Island know better than to compete with ... For an "unpretentious" take on fresh tuna ceviche, head to Rano Cafe. Fancy something crispy? Panaderia Y Pasteleria Hitu draws ...

As sea levels rise and the climate changes, Mahani Teave's island home and its culture are increasingly under threat. Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, is one of the world's most remote inhabited island ...

Examines theories about how the stone heads of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) were carved and raised. New research challenges previous ideas about the history, innovation and resilience of the Rapa Nui ...