Paro
This moai’s name is Paro, and it’s one of the few names that has been preserved over time. This giant has spectacular dimensions. It’s 10 meters tall, and its weight is estimated to exceed 70 tons. This was the last moai that was seen standing by a foreign visitor, according to French explorer Abel Du Petit-Thouars, who visited the island in 1838. After that date no other European traveler ever mentioned seeing any upright moai.
Paro
This moai’s name is Paro, and it’s one of the few names that has been preserved over time. This giant has spectacular dimensions. It’s 10 meters tall, and its weight is estimated to exceed 70 tons. This was the last moai that was seen standing by a foreign visitor, according to French explorer Abel Du Petit-Thouars, who visited the island in 1838. After that date no other European traveler ever mentioned seeing any upright moai.