In 1960, a massive tsunami triggered by the Valdivia earthquake off the coast of Chile knocked the moai statues at Ahu Tongariki off their platform. The fact that these multi-ton statues were ...

Rapa Nui is reached by plane from Santiago, Chile, 2,600 miles (4200 kilometers) west. Perhaps its most iconic location is the newly restored Ahu Tongariki, where 15 moai are positioned on a 200 ...