It is dark, pleasantly nippy and easy to get sucked into the blob of tourists sitting in front of a bunch of famous statues at one of the world’s most remote places. The sun is about to break on Rapa ...

The collection consists of a map of the village of Orongo on Rapa Nui, with an inset drawing of a stone house. Notes indicate that the village was surveyed by Lieutenant Frederick M. Symonds and C.M.

The Nomination files produced by the States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website and/or in working documents in order to ensure transparency, access to information and to ...

Rapa Nui’s mysterious moai statues stand in silence but speak volumes about the achievements of their creators. The stone blocks, carved into head-and-torso figures, average 13 feet (4 meters) tall ...

Easter Island, Chile – The Rapa Nui of Easter Island are a people of the ocean – born beside it, raised on it and fed by it. Now, debate has arisen about how best to protect it. WATCH: The Fight for ...

The Nomination files produced by the States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website and/or in working documents in order to ensure transparency, access to information and to ...