Easter Island Timelapses

Here's some timelapses of the moais on Easter Island. These are one of the seven ancient world wonders and a definate on the must-see list before you die. Easter Island can be a bit expensive, so bring extra cash with you, especially if you want a souvenir to bring home. The food is delicious and there are fresh papayas, guava, bananas, purple sweet potatoes, and some of the best fish you've ever ate. The tuna there is amazing. The food is based on the catch of the day, so expect it always to be fresh and tasty. Easter Island is part of the country of Chile, but has natives that speak Rapa Nui (The Local Dialect) & Spanish.
The moais themselves are legendary because no one is sure exactly how they got to their various places throughout the island from the main hill where they were carved. There have been numerous scientific attempts to explain exactly how it was done but it is stil unsolved. I witnessed these statues in person, and it must have been an amazing feat for ancient peoples to move them.
Another crazy aspect of the island is the lack of old growth trees. Sometime in the past all the trees on the island got chopped down by the natives, who in turn went crazy and turned into cannibals and died off. Years later other humans arrived from what people think were the Polynesian Islands. Today there are some trees brought in from other places, mostly Eucaliptus, which isn't good for much. The natives sell statues from the few remaining native trees and these are very expensive for the size of some wood carving you'd get most other places. I suggest not to get one as these aren't very renewable resources.
To fly in to Easter Island you have two options: fly from Santiago, Chile or from Tahiti.