March 6, 2020
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The mayor of Easter Island has called for vehicle restrictions to be introduced around its archaeological sites after a pickup truck hit one of the famous stone statues, causing “incalculable” damage. A Chilean man who lives on the island, in Polynesia, was arrested after the incident on Sunday and has been charged with damaging a national monument,...About 1,000 of the figures, known as moai, are dotted around the island, which local people call Rapa Nui.
