Statues named "Moai" are seen on a hill at the Easter Island, Chile February 16, 2019. Picture taken February 16, 2019. REUTERS/Marion Giraldo

Statues named "Moai" are seen on a hill at the Easter Island, Chile February 1, 2019. Picture taken February 1, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Vega

Statues named "Moai" are seen on a hill at the Easter Island, Chile January 31, 2019. Picture taken January 31, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Vega

A statue named "Moai" is seen on a hill at the Easter Island, Chile February 16, 2019. Picture taken February 16, 2019. REUTERS/Marion Giraldo

Statues named "Moai" are seen on a hill at the Easter Island, Chile January 31, 2019. Picture taken January 31, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Vega

Statues named "Moai" are seen on a hill at the Easter Island, Chile January 31, 2019. Picture taken January 31, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Vega

Mayor of Easter Island Pedro Edmunds Paoa, poses for a picture during an interview with Reuters at the Easter Island, Chile February 15, 2019. Picture taken February 15, 2019. REUTERS/Marion Giraldo

Seaweed, that grows on volcanic rock, are seen at the coastal edge in Easter Island, Chile January 31, 2019. Picture taken January 31, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Vega

Statues named "Moai" are seen on a hill at the Easter Island, Chile February 1, 2019. Picture taken February 1, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Vega

A native "Rapa Nui" woman waits for customers while selling a tuna at a beach, at Easter Island on October 31, 2003. Easter Island's isolation draws tourists fascinated with the mysteries of how humans first made their way to the globe's most remote populated island, how they developed their culture and how they erected enormous statues of faces carved from volcanic rock. But living on a tiny island thousands of miles from the nearest hospital is not as romantic as it may seem. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/LIFE-CHILE-EASTERISLAND CB/HB/GN

FOR RELEASE WITH STORY EASTERISLAND-JOURNEY - Members of the Rapa Nui community in Chile's Easter Island gather to celebrate the launching of the Mata-Rangi expedition across the Pacific. The journey was postponed due to inclement sea conditions. Spain's Prince Felipe de Borbon attended the ceremony along with Chilean authorities and community leaders.

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FOR RELEASE WITH STORY EASTERISLAND-JOURNEY - Spanish Prince of Asturias Felipe de Borbon (L) joins community leaders in Chile's Easter Island for the launching of the Mata-Rangi expedition across the Pacific Ocean. The journey was postponed for May due to bad sea conditions. The prince spent two days in the island as part of the celebrations for the begining of the journey, which has been supported by Spains royal house. Picture taken 27APR97. mm/Photo by Macarena Minguell.

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FOR RELEASE WITH STORY EASTERISLAND-JOURNEY - Spanish Prince of Asturias Felipe de Borbon with Spanish adventurer Kitin Munoz walk at a Moai statue site in Easter Island. The member of Spain's Royal House visited the island in the Pacific for the launching of the Mata-Rangi expediton across the ocean, which was later postponed. The prince spent two days in Easter Island for the celebrations related to the beginning of the journey.

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