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Friday, December 16, 2022

Easter Island rebounds from wildfire that singed its statues

The hillside of Rano Raraku volcano on Rapa Nui feels like a place that froze in time. Embedded in grass and volcanic rock, almost 400 moai – the monolithic human figures carved centuries ago by this remote Pacific island’s Rapanui people -- remained untouched until recently. Some are buried from the neck down, the heads seemingly observing their surroundings from the underground.

https://apnews.com/article/rapa-nui-easter-island-fire-e27ed4f03fa67e2f7dae10341efdc151

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