By then Easter Island had only a few scrawny trees. In the 1970s and 1980s ... Chile, the island’s source of fuel and most food, is 2,150 miles away. Of course, the settlers bear responsibility ...

Located more than 2,000 miles from South America's mainland, it is one of the Earth's most isolated ... like the banana tree trunk toboggan run. Hoteliers on Easter Island know better than to ...

Linguists estimate Easter Island's first inhabitants arrived around AD 400, and most agree that they came ... that they brought with them: banana trees, taro root, and perhaps even the sweet ...