For Chile, Colossal Trouble On Easter Island The monumental statues of Easter Island draw tourists from around the world. But the modern-day descendants of the people who made those ancient ...

CHILE: Next Stop, Easter Island. 2 minute read. TIME. March 17, 1947 12:00 AM GMT-5. C hileans faced a poser. ... noisily called attention to Easter Island, Chile’s Polynesian possession.

After leading me to what might be the finest picnic spot in all of Chiloé, this 3,200-square-mile island just off the coast of Chile, Mr. Toledo pulled a blanket from his pack, followed by a ...

The South Pacific is a rich collection of islands and archipelagos with a dizzying array of options for visitors. The easiest ...

I was there with eclipse-chaser experts Astro Trails, who I joined in Santiago, Chile to take a five-hour flight to the tiny Chilean island, 1,200 miles (1,931 kilometers) east of Pitcairn Island ...

The next-door neighbours live on Pitcairn, over 2,000km (1,250 miles) to the west. The South American mainland is 3,600km away - a five-hour flight. And Easter Island is tiny - just 25km from one ...

When it comes to Easter Island’s towering stone heads, there’s now one fewer mystery to solve. Researchers have long puzzled over why the huge statues were placed where they are. However, a ...

Chile's Record Toxic Tides May Have Roots in Dirty Fish Farming. A red tide crisis has stirred fishermen to unrest and may be at least partially linked to controversial aquaculture practices ...

One of the mysteries of Easter Island's moai statues is why islanders dragged them to the coast. Now, scientists think they may be markers for hidden water sources.

The governor of Easter Island has urged the British Museum to return a huge statue, kept in London for 150 years, claiming that the English “have our soul.” The 8-foot-tall basalt figure ...