Now-barren, Rapanui lies midway between Tahiti and Chile, over 2,200 miles from either. Adventurer and author Thor Heyerdahl argued Rapanui was settled from South America, but the Rapanui people share many traits with other Polynesians, including language, artifacts, economic plants, and architecture. All rights reserved.
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