Easter Island (Rapa Nui)

Located in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, Easter Island is a Polynesian volcanic island. Known as Rapa Nui by its earliest inhabitants. Declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996; large parts fall under the Rapa Nui National Park. Rapa Nui is globally renowned for itsmoaistatues, massive megalithic stone figures carved by the indigenous people. Carved from volcanic stone between the 13th and 16th centuries.

Features: 

Shaped like large human heads with torsos. Some reach 40 feet in height and weigh up to 75 tonnes. Topped with "Pukao", hat-like coverings made from red volcanic stone. Originally erected on ahu-stone platforms that served as tombs for revered individuals. New research reveals Easter Island's moai statues were "walked" upright using ingenious engineering, not dragged or rolled.