There’s substantial evidence that Polynesian people discovered South America way before Columbus. After all, 10% of Easter Island was used for growing sweet potatoes, a species that originated ...

Over the years, some have theorized the island's first settlers came from South America, ... It wasn’t until 1722, when Dutch explorers arrived at Easter island on Easter Sunday ...

Easter Island, also called Rapa Nui, is far from the mainland of South America. But the long journey is worth it to see the moai statues and verdant landscape.

Humans Ancient people of Easter Island made return trips to South America. DNA analysis shows that people from Easter Island had contact with Indigenous Americans around the 1300s, and finds there ...

Annular solar eclipse 2024 wows skywatchers with 'ring of fire' over Easter Island & South America (videos, photos) Robert Lea. Wed, October 2, 2024 at 9:31 PM UTC. 7 min read.

The genomes also revealed that the Easter Islanders had exchanged genes with a Native American population, suggesting that the inhabitants crossed the ocean to South America somewhere between 1250 ...

Located more than 2,200 miles west of South America in the Pacific Ocean, Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is one of the most remote inhabited places on earth.

An annular solar eclipse, known as the "ring of fire," will be visible on Wednesday, primarily over the Pacific, with Easter Island, parts of Argentina, and Chile in its path.

Also on Easter Island was Josh Dury, an astrophotographer also based in the United Kingdom who made the eclipse chase a family affair. ... 2024, annular solar eclipse across South America.

The genomes also revealed that the Easter Islanders had exchanged genes with a Native American population, suggesting that the inhabitants crossed the ocean to South America somewhere between 1250 ...