This story appears in the July 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. On a winter night last June, José Antonio Tuki, a 30-year-old artist on Easter Island, did one of the things he loves ...
National Geographic reported in 2022 that there were 1,043 complete statues on Easter Island. The moai are carved out of volcanic stone. Most face inland, except for seven that face the ocean.
This story appears in the July 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine ... which would carry them to Hawaii, Easter Island, and New Zealand on trips lasting up to two months.