Ranking first place on the United Nations’ Isolation Index, Rapa Nui (Easter Island) is the most secluded inhabited island in the world. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rapa Nui is located approximately 2,300 miles (3,700 km) from Chile’s west coast and 2,500 miles (4,000 km) east of Tahiti.
You don’t have to look far to see Moai as there are hundreds visible across the island. The rest are thought to be buried in the slopes under rubble or at the quarry at Rano Raraku - in fact, there could be hundreds of Moai still yet to be unearthed.
The most photographed Moai is the row of 15 of Ahu Tongariki. It’s the largest Ahu (a raised shrine) on the territory.
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