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Tourists walk next to “Moai” statues in the Anakena beach on Easter Island, 4,000 km (2486 miles) west of Santiago, October 29, 2003. Easter Island's mysterious “Moai”, gigantic busts carved out of volcanic rock, are in danger of being destroyed by years of tropical rains and wind as well as careless humans and farms animals. Experts have called on the international community to commit funds to preserve the monoliths, whose mystery draws tourists to the world's most remote inhabited island. (Photo by Carlos Barria/Reuters)
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