EditorialEaster Island, called Rapa Nui by its Polynesian in-habitants, is a volcanic island 3,790 kms west of the Chilean coast. View from the island's highest peak,Mount Terevaka (567 m) towards Rano Kau volcano.
EditorialFILE -- Tourists photograph the unfinished moai statues at Rano Raraku, the vast quarry on Easter Island, on Dec. 16, 2017. (Josh Haner/The New York Times)
EditorialBeyond the rim of Rano Raku volcano are the small islands of Motu nui, Motu ity and Motu kaokao which played an important part in the Birdman-cult. Young boys had to descend the sheer slope of the volcano and fetch an egg of the sea-swallow from the is...
EditorialEaster Island, called Rapa Nui by its Polynesian in-habitants, is a volcanic island 3,790 kms west of the Chilean coast. View from the island's highest peak,Mount Terevaka (567 m) towards Rano Kau volcano.