EditorialEaster Island, called Rapa Nui by its Polynesian in-habitants, is a volcanic island 3,790 kms west of the Chilean coast. The Ranu Raraku volcano with its tuff quarry rises sharply from the costal plain.
EditorialFILE -- Tourists photograph the unfinished moai statues at Rano Raraku, the vast quarry on Easter Island, on Dec. 16, 2017. (Josh Haner/The New York Times)
EditorialEaster Island, called Rapa Nui by its Polynesian in-habitants, is a volcanic island 3,790 kms west of the Chilean coast. The Ranu Raraku volcano with its tuff quarry rises sharply from the costal plain.