Many scientific excavations and researches were undertaken, clarifying a certain amount of the Easter Island’s mysteries. Easter Island has become a subject for Hollywood movie, it is a magnet for thousands of tourists every year. A well-organized Chilean national park system (since 1935) provides guided tours and security for the unique archaeological monuments they deserve.
The message that Easter Island gives to all of us, we can found in its environment’s sad history. This tiny island “can serve as a microcosm of the effects of human alteration of the environment” (Joan A. Wozniak, 1998). Easter Island sets an example how we all can end with a similar devastating approach to the world’s natural environment, remaining here the pyramids, the Eiffel tower and the Statue of liberty alone...