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Easter Island, Chile

"El Gigante" and the Stone Moai of Easter Island

The largest stone Moai on Easter Island.

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Easter Island, Chile

Orongo

This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.

Easter Island, Chile

The Navel of the World

This large round boulder is said to emit spiritual power, but it may just be magnets.

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Easter Island, Chile

Pu o Hiro (Hiro's Trumpet)

In the Middle Ages villagers would sound this stone trumpet to boost fertility and coax fish to shore.

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Easter Island, Chile

Mataveri International Airport

The world's most remote airport.

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Moai sculptures on Rapa Nui.

Norway Will Finally Return Thousands of Artifacts to Easter Island

Sculptures, weapons, and human skulls will soon go back to the South Pacific.

by Sabrina Imbler