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    Another rustbucket on the main st of Hanga Roa showing the effects of salt spray & acid rain. Views[1750] Early morning fog Views[1064] Statue of Madonna (the non-singing one) Views[1396] Plaza in Santiago Views[1061] Section of partially-restored house at Orongo village, center of the birdman cult. Views[2702]
     
    The Harbour Views[1803] Moai at Ahu Tongariki Views[2888] Quarry at Rano Raraku littered with semi-finished Moai. Views[1530] Rano Raraku volcano, where the main Moai quarry is. Views[1643] The 'Travelling Moai', so called as it has wandered the most of any Moai on the island. After first 'walking' from the quarry at Rano Raraku, it has been to Japan for a world fair, come back, and has been used in 'walking' experiments by Thor Heyerdahl to determine how the inhabitants originally moved the Moai. Views[2710]
     
    The 'Harbour' at Hanga Roa with the remnants of Ahu Tautira (the one facing inland)- many of the stones from the Ahu were used to build the wharf. Views[12107] Map of Easter Island Views[7976] Plaza de Armas, Santiago Views[2198] Parque Forestal Views[2620] Pre Columbian Museum, Santiago Views[1109]
     
    Cerro Santa Lucia Views[769] View from hotel room, Downtown Santiago Views[709] Main street of Hanga Roa looking south Views[1715] Main Street of Hanga Roa looking North Views[1763] Another rustbucket on the main st of Hanga Roa showing the effects of salt spray & acid rain. Views[1871]
     
    at the quarry Views[1162] So what do you guys do for fun in this town? Views[1473] The Start of the runway, with the slope of the Rano Kao volcano to the right. Views[1748] Arrival at Easter Island. Volcano Mungau Orito to the left, volcano Rano Kau to the right. Views[4102] The Topknot of a Moai. Made of red scoria, it is meant to be hair, not a hat. Especially not a D.E.V.O. flowerpot hat. Views[1941]
     
    The back (seaward) wall of an Ahu with its very tightly fitting shaped blocks that hold in the volcanic rubble fill. Views[1221] Faces in the ground Views[1035] Ahu Ko Te Riku has a restored Moai with a pukao (topknot of red scoria), and eyes made of white coral Views[1496] The Funicular railway heading up the hill Views[2162] Parque Forestal, Downtown Santiago Views[931]
     
    Top of Cerro Santa Lucia, downtown Santiago Views[1351] Palacio de la Moneda, Santiago Views[994] Plaza de Armas, Santiago Views[2874] Cerro Santa Lucia, Santiago Views[1430] The small island where they held a yearly competition to be the first to swim out to it, find a seagull egg, and climb up the cliffs to the highest point of the island with the unbroken egg. as you do. Views[1365]
     
    Rano Kau crater rim & lake Views[1135] Part of the 'Birdman village', on the crater rim of the Rano Kau volcano. Views[1917] Ahu Ature Huki at Anakena Beach Views[4061] back of Ahu Nau Nau, at Anakena Beach Views[1477] The original DEVO lineup on Ahu Nau Nau, at Anakena beach, Easter Island Views[3176]
     
    Unfinished Moai in the quarry at Rano Raraku Views[2122] Stowaway & Moai friends on Easter Island Views[2208] Moai & Me Views[1251] The only kneeling Moai on Easter Island. Ahu Tongariki is in the far distance with it's 15 restored Moai. Views[1577] More Moai in the quarry that never
     
    at the Views[1473] The 'town' Moai, by the 'Harbour' of Hanga Roa Views[1311] Completed Moai at the quarry. They were slid down the cliff/hillside on their backs, and guided into a pit where they were stood upright & had the carvings completed on their backs. These ones were never moved from here to their Ahu on the coast, and their pits have slowly filled in, burying them up to their necks. Views[1221] Ahu Tongariki, with its 15 resored Moai Views[1415]
     
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