Ahu Akivi, the 7 explorers

Winds, waves, caves and , quite frankly, bloody big statues.

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December 25th 2006
So the 5 hour overnight express got us into Easter Island quite smoothly. With that once in a lifetime stroke of luck we actually got of the back of the plane, through immigration (almost a manual process by a mere 2 officers), were almost the first to get our bags, almost definitely the first to get our flower necklaces and our booked ride to the accomodation in probably less than 15 minutes.... ... read more

South America » Chile » Easter Island

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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