However, standing face to face with the moai statues is an indescribable experience. Easter Island, located in the Pacific Ocean, is a place with several names and a captivating history.

The small island of Rapa Nui - also known as Easter Island - sits off the coast of Chile and is home to about 8600 people. It's known for the huge historic statues, called Moai, which are dotted ...

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 ...

Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is a small island south of Chile, home to about 8,600 people. It's known for the huge historic statues, called Moai, which are dotted around the island. Marc ...

In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, thousands of miles from any continent, Easter Island rises out of the ... This supports a theory that mantle plumes and the surrounding sub-lithospheric mantle ...

was partly right about his theory. In 1947, late Thor Heyerdahl controversially claimed that Easter Island's famous statues were similar to those at Lake Titicaca in Bolivia. And to prove his ...

At 2,500 miles off the coast of Chile, the island is one of the world's most remote places inhabited by people. Up to 1,000 years ago, the islanders started putting giant red hats on the statues.

The Easter Bunny will be hopping around Long Island throughout April, which means photos, parades, brunches and egg hunts abound. Take photos with the Easter Bunny in the "Spring Garden" at North ...

Easter, a time for joy and renewal, is on April 20. Here are some Easter holiday events happening on Mount Desert Island.

Easter weekend is finally here in Southwest Florida! Here are some of the best things to do this Friday through Sunday, April 18-20, in Naples, Marco Island and Estero. The fun includes egg hunts ...