February 23, 2022
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A huge "Moai" statue, one of the iconic stone monuments from Rapa Nui or Easter Island has begun its journey back home. It's been a years-long campaign to get it returned to its original setting since it was housed in a museum in Santiago in the 19th century. The initiative is part of a repatriation program seeking to return to the Pacific Ocean island ancestral remains, sacred and funerary objects.
