Most of its residents live in the main town of Hanga Roa. The island is famous for its enormous stone statues known as moai. The statues, which are carved from volcanic rock, stand at 13 feet high ...

Hanga Roa is the only town on Easter Island. Most of the 2,000 Rapanui people that live on the island reside here. The only port on the island is situated here, as is Cook's Bay, where Captain ...

In fact, based on my one-week stay on Easter Island, I can attest to the many free things to do in and around the main town of Hanga Roa on the southwest coast. Join me as we explore the best free ...

This is precisely how Kel and I spent our first morning on Easter Island. After a brief breakfast in Hanga Roa, we walked to ...

Situated near the town of Hanga Roa, the ahu at Tahai sits near a canoe ramp made of rounded beach stones, and was restored by the American archaeologist William Mulloy. Tahai is thought to be ...

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