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Ahu Tongariki is the largest
ahu on Easter Island. Its moai were toppled during the island's
civil wars and in the twentieth century the ahu was swept inland
by a tsunami. It has since been restored and has fifteen moai
including an 86 ton moai that was the heaviest ever erected on
the island. Ahu Tongariki is one kilometer from Rano Raraku and
Poike in the Hotu-iti area of Rapa Nui National Park. All the
moai here face sunset during Summer Solstice.
Click on the picture to have a larger
version
| 12 statues on the
platform |
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| Details
from some of the statues |
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| Nice constructed
platform |
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Statue on the
ground |
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| Big
stones - detail from the statue |
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| The hair |
The area |
Looking back |
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| Nice
surroundings and more statues |
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| Next stop: Where
the statues were made |
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