Everything on Easter Island seems oriented around tourism, and the number of tourists has now far eclipsed the levels the island can handle—it’s suffering from overtourism largely due to the increased number of flights, which makes the island more accessible than ever. https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-corfu-greece-april-30-2016-philharmonic-musicians-playing-in-corfu-131397643.html, https://www.alamy.com/stock-image-tourists-at-ahu-tongariki-moai-easter-island-isla-de-pascua-chile-163137061.html, https://www.alamy.com/people-around-easter-bonfire-on-seurasaari-island-in-helsinki-finland-image369248613.html, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-moais-in-ahu-nau-nau-at-anakena-beach-easter-island-chile-51262745.html, https://www.alamy.com/corfians-at-the-small-town-of-lefkimmi-throw-clay-pots-from-windows-and-balconies-on-holy-saturday-to-celebrate-the-resurrection-of-christ-easter-pot-image185687150.html, France, Cotes-d'Armor, Carnoet, the Valley of the Saints or Breton Easter Island, is an associative project of 1000 monumental sculptures carved in granite representing 1000 Breton saints, https://www.alamy.com/france-cotes-darmor-carnoet-the-valley-of-the-saints-or-breton-easter-island-is-an-associative-project-of-1000-monumental-sculptures-carved-in-granite-representing-1000-breton-saints-image356285950.html, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-a-statue-on-easter-island-113147576.html, Churchgoers at Easter Mass in Iglesia San Francisco, wooden church in Castro, Isla Grande de Chiloe, Los Lagos Region, Patagonia, Chile, https://www.alamy.com/churchgoers-at-easter-mass-in-iglesia-san-francisco-wooden-church-in-castro-isla-grande-de-chiloe-los-lagos-region-patagonia-chile-image342241942.html, https://www.alamy.com/stock-image-easter-island-chile-isla-de-pascua-rapa-nui-horses-graze-in-front-164291509.html, The house in Hanga Roa on Easter Island, Chile, https://www.alamy.com/the-house-in-hanga-roa-on-easter-island-chile-image346198805.html, The facade of the church of Hanga Roa, Easter Island, Chile, https://www.alamy.com/the-facade-of-the-church-of-hanga-roa-easter-island-chile-image234113383.html, europe, greece, dodecanese, patmos island, chora, easter sunday night, https://www.alamy.com/europe-greece-dodecanese-patmos-island-chora-easter-sunday-night-image61543445.html, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-ceremonial-moai-ranu-raraku-easter-island-91729204.html, Female Tourist Visiting Orongo Village, the Historic Ceremonial Center on Easter Island, Chile, https://www.alamy.com/female-tourist-visiting-orongo-village-the-historic-ceremonial-center-on-easter-island-chile-image255547478.html, People on Anakena sandy curved bay beach, Easter Island, Rapa Nui, Chile, https://www.alamy.com/people-on-anakena-sandy-curved-bay-beach-easter-island-rapa-nui-chile-image188154287.html. The most recognizable art forms from Easter Island are its colossal stone figures, or moai, images of ancestral chiefs whose supernatural power protected the community.
Many of the Pacific Islands are very remote, but I find this region of the world one of the most fascinating to visit. But even then their return isn’t certain and many in the group can’t afford the expense. Now that number is upwards of 1,000.