Eastern Island is a Polynesian Island that is famous for its 887 statues called moai which were created by the Rapanui people hundreds of years ago. As you can see these statues are either heads or statues with simple bodies. These islands are a UNESCO World Heritage Site is the most remote inhabited island in the world. Like many islands Easter Islands and the surround area are good for scuba diving, tuna fishing and surfing. Another thing to check out are the Dos Ventanas (Two windows) cave, which is an old lava tube which has a magnificent view. Unfortunately pictures of Easter Island mainly focus on the moai sorry :p.
Can you believe these statues were made hundreds of years ago?
What do you think they were staring at?
Pictures are from source link and information from link below and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Island and http://www.vivatravelguides.com/south-america/chile/chiles-islands/easte...
Comments (39)
The statues looks pretty cool :)
monika ja: It really is amazing.
that's really amazing!
Huda Kaake: I know it's quite amazing that they are still standing.
Eszter Szarka: They are quite amazing looking.
They were made hundreds of years ago, and they're still standing. Wow :)
amazing
Marilyn M.: It's quite far. It's west of Chile.
what an amazing place! I would definitely love to see these statues up close. I have no idea how to reach Easter Island lol but I want to go.
Thi Hoang: They could well be staring at a god that the Rapanui people worshiped.
I think they're staring at God. :)
mylittlecasey *: I remember the Night at the Museum with Ben Stiller lol. My bets are worshipping some sort of god or aliens would be a possibility too.
Connie C: I know the third picture looks really nice with the stars. Looks hard to carve statues like that.
Eliza Grace: ET lol ET come home.
Brooklyn Mak: Aliens left them there? After they made the pyramids lol.
Todd the dork: Haha yeah there's no Easter Bunny sorry to disappoint.
Eileen Hoang: That'd be what I'd want to be staring at too.
Pho Dang: It does look really neat and impressive considering they were done a few hundred years ago.
albano carmo: I have no idea what they're staring at either lol.
MACaddict25 ♥: Thanks for commenting :p
mindy fan: It does look really amazing there.
Sara Lopes: This is a place I'd like to visit too, but not a top priority since it's quite far away.
crispy ☮: I want some pictures with them too and stand next to one lol.
Tiago Filipe: I guess it is beautiful in a way.
Amy H: I just googled those. They are quite similar. The Korean ones look more detailed though.
I don't know what they're staring at but I do know what they're thinking..."Hey dum dum, you give me gum gum!" Remember the movie Night at the Museum with Ben Stiller? lol They're most probably worshipping some type of god or waiting for the aliens to come lol.
How did they carve them? Looks like a lot of work to carve one of those. The third picture of them look nice.
They're staring at ET?
oen of the places i would love to visit one day. Aliens left them there...
Where's the Easter Bunny? The name is deceiving.
I know if I were one of the moai statues I'd like to be staring at the ocean.
impressive, looks neat!
The statues are amazing and i have no idea for what they are staring at lol
thanks for sharing
it looks amazing there!
they are so impressive! that's a place that I would love to visit :) I'd love to know their history
What chu talking about, Willis? These look so creepy and cool at the same time. I would want some pictures with them.
lindo
yea, it's pretty amazing...I also think Korea's Jeju island's statues look very similar to these...