I'll upload my favorite scenery I met on journeys around the world. Countries and Regions visited

2016/06/12

Rano Raraku (Easter Island)

Rano Raraku was a manufacturing site of moai statues.
Nearly all moai were manufactured in Rano Raraku and transported to various parts of Easter Island.

Walking on the fixed trail in Rano Raraku for about  1 hour.


video (60 sec)   Landscape of  the fixed trail in Rano Raraku.



Near 400 moai have been left in Rano Raraku nowadays.





Moai on the way of cutting out.  It's 21.6m long, the biggest moai in Easter Island.


video (50 sec)   Viewing around Rano Raraku.


Moai sitting straight.

We can see Ahu Tongariki, the lined 15 moai statues, near the coast from here.

Zoom in to Ahu Tongariki near the coast.

Many buried moai statues along the slopes of the mountain.



End of Rano Raraku.   return to countries visited

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