Overlooking 'Bird-man Island'

The rock in the foreground shows the Petroglyphs (carvings) depicting the bird-man rituals.

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September 14th 2005
As Rich and I stood up on the edge of the extinct volcanoe, Rano Kau, and took in the 360 degree view of the island it finally dawned on us how isolated this 117 sq km land mass was from the rest of the world. Nothing but the sparkling blue Pacific Ocean stretching out as far as the eye could see. Its closest populated nieghbour is the tiny island of Pitcairn, 1900km to the West and its a massiv ... 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

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