General Knowledge: The Moais

The Moais are statues that can be found in the Easter Island, 

in Polynesia. Easter Island is a part of Chile,although it is very far away in the Pacific Ocean. The people who were originally from the island are called Rapa Nui, and made hundreds of these statues from rock. Almost all of them have very large heads, and their faces have very enigmatic expressions. They were most likely made between the years 1250 and 1500, and represented the ancestors of the Rapa Nui.

The Rapa Nui National Park and the moai are included on the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites and consequently the United Nations convention concerning the protection of the world's cultural and natural heritage.