Easter Island: There's a moai at the bottom of the garden

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February 19th 2008

Published: March 2nd 2008

The most remote island? Located almost 4000 km from mainland Chile, and well over 2000 km from the nearest inhabited land (Pitcairn Islands), Easter Island has a fair claim to being the world's most remote place. Remote it may be but isolated it is not, as daily LAN Chile flights from Santiago and Tahiti, not to mention the huge numbers of tourists that visit, mean you never feel the solitude that... Read Full Entry

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The moai at the bottom of the garden

Our campsite was in a great location by the ocean. Fantastic sunsets, lovely scenery and even a moai!

Camping Mihinoa from the air

As we landed we had a nice view of our accommodation!

Flower Girl

Ruth wearing her flower garland, which we were given by the lady from our campsite after we arrived. Apparently it's a traditional Polynesian greeting.

Tapati Rapa Nui Duathlon

This was the first part of the duathlon, which in turn is part of the Tapati Rapa Nui festival. The guy in front was shunted out of place by the two canoes from behind. And the crowd went wild!!

Duathlon Winner

Yes, he is wearing a costume, just about.

Caves near Hanga Roa

There is spectacular scenery along the coast line, such as this cave south-west of Hanga Roa, though you can only see this by walking, not on a guided tour.

On the Rim of Rano Kau

You can walk most of the rim of this beautiful volcano. The pictured path leads to Orongo, where there are good views of the islands, and the remains of an old ceremonial village.

"Birdman" Islands

These tiny islands off Orongo village played an important role in the annual Birdman ceremony. The person to find the first egg laid by the sooty tern became Tangata Manu, or Birdman, and lived in a sacred house for a year.

Moai at Rano Raraku

This one looks ready to topple and you don't want to be under him if he does.

Rano Raraku Moai

Just one of the many moai at Rano Raraku. This one is found on the inside of the crater, less visited than the exposed side.

Grounded Moai

After being chiselled from the stone in Rano Raraku the moai were moved to temporary pits - holes in the ground - until they were moved to their ahu (platform) elsewhere on the island. This moai was never moved and seems to have sunk fairly low in the ground.

Rano Raraku Crater

View from row 38

Scenery from the flight from Santiago to Easter Island

2nd March 2008

Margaret Gahan
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Unbelievable
Easter island was really worth the trip from Santiago - it it just spectuclar.

3rd March 2008

Sarah
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Wow
To visit Easter Island would be a dream come true for me - it's good to hear that it lived up to your expectations. And the festival seems a great bonus.

12th March 2008

Gill Prescott
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Great photos of Easter Island
Hi Barry Just writing to test we got your blog address right! The photos of Easter Island are amazing, I only wish we had the time/money to go there. After just 3.5 hours sleep we managed to make the 4am pick up for the Tatio Geysers this morning - they really are worth the effort. The thermal pool was bliss too. We´re now back in Calama before heading to Iquique tomorrow. Maybe see you and Ruth in Bolivia or Peru?? Happy travelling Gill and Andy

3rd December 2010

Miracle Wonatorey
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can not be described with words is amazing, I am very willing to travel to easter island

12th June 2012

caleb pituvaka
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A classic picture of some of the most beautiful polynisian Island girls in the world with their traditional attire, I believe they should be best regarded as south pacific Islanders and not under Chile, coz their way of living, culture and norms are simil
It was such a great opportunity for me to read and see classic photos of your most UN-touched and perhaps beautiful small island with the most prettiest girls and handsome boys on the earth. Please mail me through my email address-attached for more information.

13th July 2012

George Saemane
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Rapanui Girls Constume and Tamure Dance
No grudges, no insults intended. I a school teacher from Solomon Islands and is interested to find the history of the Rapanui female tamure dance. I was at the 11th Festival of Pacific Arts in Honiara and for the same time came accross their dances. I am aware of the Cook Islands and Tahiti tamure dancing. Thank you.

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