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ahu tongariki
http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psa3nfczbs.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psfppw4vqa.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psa1usylti.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psc804p39k.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psc4wahdha.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...pszaxpdqzn.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psohn6pv58.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psig7pm29b.jpg ahu tongariki is the largest lineup of moai and some of the most massive sized http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psqovcv51z.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psllzqtlai.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...pspyxhwq9i.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psbzjcls8y.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...pswxk4iouq.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psafh5qz9x.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2rp6ssl0.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psiqvbvdkj.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psjhghcpdp.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...ps8mvfpnl8.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psjel5blz8.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...pshw6zhuje.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psfcymxtuf.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psdiqyy4z4.jpg get’em perfectly lined up again! :D http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...pslljlwmdj.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...ps8dpkyqru.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...pselopsjse.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psykcxsnom.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psfxx25y2e.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...pszbzxcw5l.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psw9fvweuj.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...ps0by3zitl.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psmgwgy3js.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...pssuneo3hd.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psy6k0709e.jpg jipes! we barely dodged them! :uhh: http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psjcpchx9l.jpg the biggest tip for exploring rapa nui is -- always go early and beat the tour busses :notacrook: :haha: http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...pstcbh89ni.jpg hanga roa fire station http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psuefaio1x.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psrf9ctl3s.jpg some structures are made from volcanic stone http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psuyr4aciq.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...ps4iwtszmi.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psh7funwyb.jpg flora, fauna, yadda, etc. http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psvdyyfpmn.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...ps9vo000zw.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...pszybh0r2q.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psysblfit9.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...pskvkrximx.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...pstvnkae7r.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psnxyc7axl.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...pswciwooh9.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...ps8lnv0ef2.jpg holy cross catholic church in hanga roa http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psphwtsvso.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psy4fgxis0.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psklpcmzxf.jpg going to mass is a high point of a visit to the island because they have a rare dispensation to do things a bit differently -- -- most everybody goes, they sing native songs and it’s quite the social highlight of the week on the island -- polynesian jesus carvings http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psbseywll7.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psydb2uu31.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psvkckghw5.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psczzvkxie.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psjnrzfvw9.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psjgpfjxcl.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psgwbsclm4.jpg there are visible signs of tension between chile and rapa nui islanders over property rights, soverignity, etc. -- it does not affect visitors and i think is best left as an internal issue, but should be considered http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...ps5kb8qvyf.jpg ahu akahanga http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...pszxbzkauj.jpg ahu akahanga is on the eastern side of the island & is mostly a long hiking area http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psx4cjtp9w.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...pswv9pkiwr.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psnnhl7ugh.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psp2e0wkbh.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...ps6z19xvkm.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psl08ves88.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psosox4a3q.jpg another old burial site http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psd55khtkj.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psa5i0et1l.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...pszc0sosrz.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...pstzo9yal1.jpg ahu vinapu http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psffpejmiw.jpg ahu vinapu site is at the southeastern end of the airport -- they get about one flight a day http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...ps1npgvdgn.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psqdd5tog1.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psuwl9nkdv.jpg a stray pukao http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...pswbh7mzv4.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psi9wvcsva.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psva9gsktd.jpg some sort of ceremonial area http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...ps9wuvc1i7.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psbh1ycr8d.jpg nobody knows how the moai were moved around the island or why the they were knocked down -- http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...ps9kymgqwl.jpg more ‘downtown’ hanga roa http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...ps9hqul8wt.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psnhvf3gl0.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...pslfdpwinn.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...pspi51y99a.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...pswip7x1jj.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...ps7pwsonhj.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...pshvagjfvb.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psjjxpfxwi.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psbs1qwnxc.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...ps6yu9r9ug.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psxbzfs694.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...ps4krbj9bt.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psvbjogtwq.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3ie23bsk.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psl7nuo69r.jpg ranu kao http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...pstme6w0az.jpg ranu kao is a volcano on the southern end of the island http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...pszhq0oxwb.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psmo5yntce.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...pskon9v3zw.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psxwaqhbtb.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psrsy4z9al.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psze26pz3i.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...ps5ctxdusk.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...pswqszuar7.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psdabqsuy8.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...ps8bgtk00w.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...pskvysdubl.jpg these are the isoltes motu or motu islands ---> motu iti, motu nui & motu kao kao the pointy one is where the birdman racers swam over to & climbed up to bring back a bird egg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psmrj3u1bh.jpg orongo http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...pspu4h5rcx.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psm7uzh6ne.jpg on the southern tip of rapa nui, orongo is a ceremonial town only -- -- this was where they chose the birdmen racers, who were actually proxies selected by prominent islanders -- from here they watched the race and chose the birdman winner -- http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psywrhv3rk.jpg -- the short lived birdman cult era came along after the moai eras http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psjqfrfr2x.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psm7uzh6ne.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psbdg4n23d.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...pskukgi4mj.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psd24gw0kk.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...pscolhcz78.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psfuksmnyc.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psc5x9xj2r.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...pso4ockkfv.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psih5p5anc.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...pskpuppuyx.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psshzmnd6q.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...pshhuwtlrb.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...pstmxahqxh.jpg http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psng6npefp.jpg time to go http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...psj0tctnxk.jpg goodbye from the mysterious & wonderful ‘navel of the world’ -- i hope you enjoyed! :cheers: http://i1340.photobucket.com/albums/...ps4cttzof2.jpg |
This is where you go when the Zombie Apocalypse hits! :yes:
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^ hmm, but if they all rose from that cemetery i think the islanders would be in trouble! :uhh::runaway:
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I forget that Easter Island is even a real place sometimes - thanks for the tour!
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Interesting shots.
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What's the wifi like out there?
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Really excellent and educational thread. I've never found such a good collection of photos of the island and history.
This is a place I've always wanted to visit. A couple of years ago I spent some time watching a bunch of videos taken by tourists on planes landing at the airport. How long did you stay? Decent accommodations? What kind of food? I know the history is more important than that, but thought I'd ask. |
we stayed five days, including two of travel -- so really three days.
i would say you could see the big sites in a very minimum of two full days on your own with good weather and if you did your planning homework and you hustle around. a week would be best, or more if you are just hiking or biking around the island and not using a car (many people do this). yes there is wifi around hanga roa -- its adequate, but its weak and it comes and goes. there is one tv channel too. for food, well, you are not there for that. however, there are a range of restaurants and a couple grocery stores, so its fine. we basically went sightseeing in the morning, came back for lunch, then more sightseeing, then at dusk back to a grocery for empanadas, beer, water, etc. to take back to our place. for nightlife, hanga roa has a couple bars and discos and a native dancers supper show too. also, the local polynesian style tattoo artists are rather famous, if you want to get one. as far as accommodations, there is moderate variety. by far most are basic homestyle property affairs that islanders rent out. however, there are also a few hotels and one or two higher end resorts. for more info check out the pics/link above in the thread to our place, marae cabanas, which seemed like a fairly typical example -- it only has three cabanas and it was a very clean, comfortable, homey place to come back to after sightseeing and hiking all day. for example, we sat out on our cabana lanai deck in the mornings and in the courtyard casita under the stars at night -- i really liked it. |
Cool, thanks for sharing!
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Interesting to see! :tup:
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I've never considered a trip to Easter Island until just now. Great set, thanks for sharing.
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cool stuff.
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Thanks for the tour, it'll save me a trip out there, as I get extremely, and I mean, extremely nervous being on islands, and this island being so far away from the mainland, I would never consider it. I've gotten nervous even being on the Hawaiian islands.
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What a unique tour!
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It is way out there. Very cool.
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You covered some extensive ground in a few days. Thanks for sharing one of the more unique photo threads on here that I've seen in a while.
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^ thanks all --
-- here is something recent from the nytimes science section regarding the origin of the rapa nui people: SCIENCE In Easter Island DNA, Evidence of Genetic Loneliness By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR OCT. 12, 2017 Looking at a map, one would be challenged to find a more impressive place than Easter Island where people ventured without the benefit of modern navigation. Just three times the size of Manhattan, it is more than a thousand miles from its nearest island neighbor to the west and 2,200 miles from Chile to the east, yet people have lived there for more than 800 years. Scientists have long wondered how early people sailed to the island — as well as how they built the island’s impressive Moai. https://static01.nyt.com/images/2017...superJumbo.jpg An 18th-century engraving showing the French explorer Jean-François de Galaup La Pérouse arriving at Easter Island in 1786. A new study suggests Polynesians and South Americans did not intermingle before European contact in 1722. Credit De Agostini Picture Library, via Getty Images https://static01.nyt.com/images/2017...superJumbo.jpg The giant, mysterious stone men, or moai, for which Easter Island, or Rapa Nui, is known. The tiny island is more than a thousand miles from its nearest island neighbor to the west and 2,200 miles from Chile to the east. Credit Onfokus, via Getty Images more: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/12/s...e=sectionfront |
Very interesting pictures!
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wow great trip and pics!
surprised you didn't run into Nantais out there. |
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