Up to 1,000 years ago, the islanders started putting giant red hats on the statues ... Hamilton are joint directors of the ”Rapa Nui (Easter Island) Landscapes of Construction Project“.

and the significance of the nearly 900 giant moai that punctuate Easter Island's barren landscape. The moai and ceremonial sites are along the coast, with a concentration on Easter Island's ...

Giant stone figures watch over Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, where visitors can hike, bike, snorkel and learn more about the imposing relics I am perched above the kilometre-wide crater of Rano Kau ...