About one mile east of Rano Raraku volcano is Ahu Tongariki, the largest ahu complex on Easter Island with 15 moai statues. We first saw it from above while walking through Rano Raraku.

The moai are thought to represent the ancestors ... spirituality, and resilience. Walking among the unfinished statues and ...

Providing an easy way to get moving, Blue Zones Project Yuba Sutter hosts a free Walking Moai every Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Yuba Sutter Marketplace in Yuba City. According to Alexandria Jones ...

Travelers have long been fascinated by the hundreds of massive moai, monolithic statues carved from volcanic rocks that are found across the island. These monoliths are just pieces of the Rapa Nui ...

Most of its residents live in the main town of Hanga Roa. The island is famous for its enormous stone statues known as moai. The statues, which are carved from volcanic rock, stand at 13 feet high ...

Among the many secrets buried in Easter Island prehistory is the question of how the Rapanui people transported the multi-ton statues, or moai, from their quarries to their final ceremonial ahu ...