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The Stone Faces of Rano Raraku: Uncovering the Secrets of Easter Island’s Moai
Look past Tukuturi Moai; you can see Ahu Tongariki and Poike volcano in the distance. The statues at Ahu Tongariki were ...
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Exploring Easter Island: Top 5 Moai Statue Sites
About one mile east of Rano Raraku volcano is Ahu Tongariki, the largest ahu complex on Easter Island with 15 moai statues.
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Stone Giants
Van Tilburg concludes, "The moai thus mediates between sky and earth, people and chiefs, and chiefs and gods." The word "ahu" has two meanings in Easter Island culture. First, an ahu is the flat ...
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Anakena Beach
The idyllic setting here is interrupted by an ahu with six moai, a stark reminder that you are still on Easter Island. The distinct features of the moai, with carvings on their backs, are accented ...