"The beast"

Moai Moai Moai...

---

July 22nd 2006
So, I hired a jeep with an Irish/Korean couple at the campsite, and we went off round the Island; Saw the Moai Quarry. Apparantly the heads are just the tops of full Moai buried by a Tsunami in the 60's. Saw the famous 15 Moai, which were spectacular. Saw the place where the birdman cult competition took place. Got told off by a park ranger for driving our jeep somewhere vehicles weren't allo ... read more

South America » Chile » Easter Island

---

Prior to the coming of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern Chile was under Inca rule while Araucanian Indians inhabited central and southern Chile; the latter were not completely subjugated until the early 1880s. Although Chile declared its ind... ... read more