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Pink Sands of Ovahe Beach
16 Apr 1997, Easter Island, Chile --- Pink Sands of Ovahe Beach --- Image by © Atlantide Phototravel/CorbisAtlantide Phototravel

Travel photo of the week: Sept. 6, 2007

This island in the South Pacific is known for its moai—large stone statues carved in the shape of human heads—but Easter Island, in Chile offers Ovahe Beach, a pink-sand oasis on the north shore about 15 minutes from the village of Hanga Roa.

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