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Let's check the uniqueness of Easter Island !
Easter Island is something of a legendary travel destination for its remoteness, its iconic Moai statues with legendary story of the Rapa Nui people, and the time/cost to travel there.
Rano Kau crater – filled with water and reeds. The water level of the crater is about 50m higher than the sea behind
The village of Orongo reminded us of Skellig Michael in Ireland. It featured several stone houses with a tiny door that people would have had to crawl through. They covered the stone roof with grass for additional protection from the elements.
You can self guided hikes to explore a few of the 20,000 archaeological sites on the island. you have to hike to the volcano, the next day we did a 6 hour hike to visit some of the ahu north of the town, including the only maoi with eyes. Whilst at one point all the maoi had these eyes which are made from coral and shells, they were first to be destroyed and dissolved or buried in the sea. Only 3-4 had been recovered and only one statue re-built.
Ahu is the Rapa Nui word for platform and all maoi statues were set on them for stability. Some ahu have many statues but a few have only one. The people believed that the maoi would look over and protect them so all of the statues face the village with their backs to the sea. The only exception is Ahu Akivi whose seven maoi face the sea but also overlooked the village as this is one of the only inland ahu.
Of course, one of the highlights was Ahu Tongoriki which has the 12 upright maoi on the edge of the sea, not far from Ranu Raranu.
Sunrise, it is beautiful to see the light come through the maoi.
Random head on hike around the laval tunnels
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