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Easter Island: Small Place, Big Statue Heads
by Amanda Arnold | January 20, 2010
I was reading Smithsonian magazine’s “Life List — 28 Places to See Before You Die” this morning and came across Easter Island. I agree with Smithsonian: You should try to see this place before you kick the bucket.
Why? Because the 14-mile-long island is populated by about 900 enormous statues with disproportionately large heads.
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