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Easter Island, Chile, 2010
Chile
Ranga Roa
Rano Kau
Ahu Vaihu
Rano Raraku
Ahu Tongariki
Ahu Akivi
Departure
Ranga Roa
Three ahu (ceremonial platforms) near the main town of Ranga Roa.
Ahu Tahai
Ahu Vai Uri
Ahu Ko Te Riku
With tokpknot and eyes.
Rano Kau
A rather drizzly trip to the Rano Kau volcano crater.
Misty volcano lagoon
Ahu Vaihu
A set of toppled Moai, with topknots nearby.
Ahu Vaihu
Toppled Gods
Rano Raraku
The volcano where the Moai were carved, and where many still live.
The Rano Raraku Volcano
Moai + Scotsman
Sleeping Giant
Ahu Tongariki
Crater Lagoon
Inside the crater.
Insider the crater.
Rano Raraku
Ahu Tongariki
A platform of fifteen moai, staring disconsolately inland.
Ahu Tongariki, from Rano Raraku
Ahu Tongariki
Ahu Tongariki
Capped Moai, Ahu Tongariki
Displaced Topknots
Ahu Tongariki
Lone Moai + Scotsman
Near Ahu Tongariki
Ahu Akivi
A set of Moai, atypically far inland and staring West out to sea.
Semi-wild Horses
Ahu Akivi: Staring West
Ahu Akivi
Ahu Akivi: Staring out to sea
Departure
Departure View
Departure View
Chile