Monthly Archives: May 2011

25th April: Easter Island (Puna Pau)

Posted on May 31, 2011 by

Puna Pau was the scoria quarry where the Rapanui extracted the red pukao or topknots, which fitted on top of the heads of some moai.  They may have represented hats, hair tied up or feather headdresses.  They are a later … Continue reading →

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22nd & 23rd April: Easter Island (Rano Raraku)

Posted on May 30, 2011 by

Ranu Raraku is where the Rapanui made the vast majority of the moai. Most of the moai were made from volcanic Tuff, a form of compacted ash originating from a pyroclastic flow. Since they did not have metal, they worked … Continue reading →

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21st & 22nd April: Easter Island (Orongo)

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

Orongo was the focus of the Birdman cult on Easter Island. On the afternoon of the 21st of April, we went up to check it out but found the gates about to close. There were still some interesting things to … Continue reading →

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21st April: Easter Island (Anakena)

Posted on May 23, 2011 by

On the afternoon of the 21st, we headed for Anakena, on the far side of the island, for sunset.  Anakena is a white sand beach, the only one on the island and is popular for swimming in the summer. The … Continue reading →

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21st and 22nd April: Easter Island (Tahai Complex)

Posted on May 22, 2011 by

On Thursday 21st April, our first full day in Easter Island, we got up at dawn to photograph the Tahai Complex.  This is just on the edge of Hanga Roa, the only town in the island, and shows many of … Continue reading →

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20th April: Easter Island (Tongariki)

Posted on May 19, 2011 by

Up again very early in the morning and away on the plane from Santiago to Easter Island (or Rapa Nui or Isla de Pascua). We arrive in Easter Island near the middle of the day, pick up a rental car, … Continue reading →

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19th April: Santiago

Posted on May 16, 2011 by

It wasn’t on our original itinerary but due to a changed plane flight we had a day in Santiago, Chile, before flying to Easter island. Santiago is very old.  The city was founded in 1541 and before that the region … Continue reading →

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18th April: Iguazu Falls

Posted on May 14, 2011 by

During our time in Iguazu, we stayed at the Sheraton Hotel within the National Park.  No real choice there for us because to stay in town would mean commuting several kilometres with the transport being erratic very early and late.  … Continue reading →

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17th April: Iguazu Falls

Posted on May 11, 2011 by

Iguazu Falls is in the north of Argentina with Brazil is on the other side of the river and Paraguay also nearby.  It was about 30 degrees Celcius and very high humidity while we were there but fortunately it did … Continue reading →

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16th April: Iguazu Falls

Posted on May 10, 2011 by

We were up early this morning to catch a plane from Buenos Aires to Iguazu Falls.  We arrived with a few hours to spare in the afternoon so we decided to take a walk to a minor waterfall not connected … Continue reading →

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