Thompson was at Taputapuātea 49 years ago, in 1976, during Hōkūleʻa’s first voyage to French Polynesia, and for him, the ...

This is the first time Taputapuātea was the first stop for Hōkūleʻa on a voyage to French Polynesia. Both Hōkūleʻa and ...

Polynesian Voyaging Society’s traditional voyaging canoe duo Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia, accompanied by Tahiti’s canoe Faʻafaite ...

The crew was celebrated with stone and awa ceremonies on Marae Taputapuatea, honoring the sacred site and their Polynesian ...

A decades-long stretch of extremely low precipitation in the 1500s may have spurred cultural changes among the Rapa Nui people that reduced time spent building statues, but not all archaeologists ...

Rapa Nui is part of Chile, although the island is 3,500 kilometres west of the mainland. Tapia is from Santiago, making him one of the few Chileans to join the roughly 100,000 people who visit ...

Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is a place of mystery, beauty and rich cultural heritage. This four-day itinerary will guide you through the island's most captivating sights and experiences, ...

The volcanic island of Rapa Nui has long been shrouded in mystery. European sailors first arrived on its shores on Easter Sunday in 1722, giving it its colloquial name: Easter Island. It covers ...

The fascinating and remote Rapa Nui or Te Pito o Te Henua, also known as Easter Island, sits almost 2,000 kilometers (1,242 miles) from the nearest Polynesian island and is 3,700 km (2,299 mi) west of ...

Rapa Nui is 1,900 kilometers (1,180 miles) from the nearest inhabited island and almost 3,800 kilometers from the Chilean mainland. Early theories assumed that the population grew rapidly.

Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, never experienced a ruinous population collapse, according to an analysis of ancient DNA from 15 former inhabitants of the remote island in the Pacific Ocean.