Easter Island Images

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Picture of one of the 390 abandoned huge statues in the hillside of the Rano Raraku volcano in Easter Island, 3700 km off the coast of Chile.

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A file photo taken Feb. 12, 2005 on the Easter Island, Chile, shows two Moais sculptures.

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A tourist walks behind a platform with seven huge statues (moais in Rapa Nui language), the only ones facing the sea, in Ahu Akivi in Easter Island, 3700 km off the coast of Chile.

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Tourist walk towards a platform with five huge statues (moais in Rapa Nui language), in Ahu Vari Uri in Easter Island, 3700 km off the coast of Chile, Feb. 12, 2005.

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Stone heads made from volcanic rock face the elements on Easter Island.

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European explorers measure and record the statues on the Polynesian island of Easter Island.

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Picture taken Feb. 12, 2005 shows a tourist walking behind a platform with seven huge statues (moais in Rapa Nui language), the only ones facing the sea, in Ahu Akivi in Easter Island, 3700 km off the coast of Chile.
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Picture of a platform with seven huge statues (moais in Rapa Nui language), the only ones facing the sea, in Ahu Akivi in Easter Island, 3700 km off the coast of Chile.

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A tourist takes pictures of Moais monoliths in the Rano Raraku volcano area in Easter Island, 3700 km off the coast of Chile, Feb. 12, 2005.

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The Chilean island, located in the Polynesian archipielago, has many archeological sites and its Rapa Nui National Park is included on UNESCO's World Heritage Site list since 1995.
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