Moai statues – Polynesian island of Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

The Moai statues are unique stone statues. They are human figures and are high is up to 9-11 meters. There are around 900 of them. It is unknown why and how the moai statues are being set up, but the way the statues looks talks that their production has being stopped immediatelly.

Rapa Nui or Easter Island is situated 3 600 kilometers west from Chili and 2 075 kilometers east from the Pitkern Islands

It is place that has to be visit

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