As of the latest census, taken in 2017, the population of Easter Island was 7,750. Most of its residents live in the main town of Hanga Roa. The island is famous for its enormous stone statues ...

Researching which moai statues to visit on Rapa Nui ... Situated on the west coast of Easter Island, within walking distance ...

Its back faces Hanga Roa Harbor. There's another moai ... there are plenty of free activities to enjoy on Easter Island. From exploring moai statues and stargazing to visiting the Rapa Nui Museum ...

Hanga Roa is the only town on Easter Island. Most of the 2,000 Rapanui people that live on the island reside here. The only port on the island is situated here, as is Cook's Bay, where Captain ...

Anakena Beach — two ahus with eight moai statues on the north coast. Ahu Akivi — seven moai facing the sea just north of Hanga Roa. Easter Island is famous for its ahu and moai, but the images ...

A forest fire on Chile's Easter Island in early October damaged at least 177 Moai or sacred monolithic statues ... concentrated mainly in Hanga Roa, the capital and only town on the island.