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A view of "Moai" statues in Ahu Akivi, on Easter Island, 4,000
\n km (2486 miles) west of Santiago, in this photo taken October 31, 2003.
\n Easter Island’s mysterious "Moai", giant head statues carved
\n out of volcanic rock, are in danger of being destroyed by years of tropical
\n rains and wind as well as careless humans and farms animals. Experts have
\n called on the international community to commit funds to preserve the monoliths,
\n whose mystery draws tourists to the world?s most remote inhabited island.\n<\/p>\n
Caretakers of the cracked and crumbling Moai fret that a piece of history
\n is deteriorating before their eyes.<\/p>\n
"Something must be done immediately. If the Moai are destroyed, the island
\n is destroyed because without tourism this island is nothing," said
\n Rapa Nui expert Francesco Di Castri, former deputy director of the U.N.
\n Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and former
\n president of the World Science Institute. <\/p>\n
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