Easter Island & The Lost City of the Cloud People - History

# Easter Island ## Easter Island by Sara 1. Jacob Roggeveen wanted to be an explorer. 2. In 1722, he planned to travel around the world. 3. He hoped to discover many new places. 4. One day, he saw an island in the Pacific Ocean, and he decided to stop there. 5. He expected to find a small island w...

# Easter Island ## Easter Island by Sara 1. Jacob Roggeveen wanted to be an explorer. 2. In 1722, he planned to travel around the world. 3. He hoped to discover many new places. 4. One day, he saw an island in the Pacific Ocean, and he decided to stop there. 5. He expected to find a small island with a few people. 6. He didn't expect to see amazing statues all over the island. ## History Project by Sara Easter Island is a strange and mysterious place in the Pacific Ocean. Thousands of people go there every year because they want to see the amazing statues. These statues of people stand all over the island. They're called "moai", and some of them are ten meters tall. Historians think that people built and transported the giant stone carvings between 1400 and 1600. But how did they make them? And why did they choose to put them around the island? The problem is, the weather is damaging the statues. Archeologists don't want this to happen. So, every year, they visit the island. They work on the statues and try to save them. They hope to preserve them for future generations and promise to do everything they can to succeed in this. # The Lost City of the Cloud People One day, a group of villagers were in the mountains of Peru. They loved exploring the rainforest and discovering new things. Suddenly, they heard a sound like water. There wasn't a lake near them. Perhaps there was a river. They found a path and started walking along it. They went a long way, but they didn't mind feeling tired. They were curious about the sound. Suddenly, they came out of the rainforest and saw a beautiful place. There was a huge waterfall, and lots of flowers and plants. They found ruined buildings, statues, and rock paintings. It was a lost city, and it was over 1,000-years-old. Historians and archeologists soon came and began exploring the city. What was this mysterious place? At last, they finished digging and examining the ruins. And then they understood that this was the home of the Chachapoya tribe. Chachapoya means "Cloud People". Today, people from all over the world enjoy visiting the lost city of the Cloud People.