Category Archives: Hanga Roa

26th April: Easter Island (Ahu Hanga Kio’e)

Posted on June 18, 2011 by

We arrived at Ahu Hanga Kio’e before dawn, with only a few horses for company. This is reputedly the last ahu built, in the mid 1600s.  The moai is in reasonably good repair and appears to have eye sockets so … Continue reading →

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22nd April: Easter Island (Cemetery in Hanga Roa)

Posted on June 2, 2011 by

The cemetery in Hanga Roa, right beside the Tahai Complex, is a curious mixture of Spanish Catholic, Polynesian and traditional Rapanui influences. We came past here after we stopped in town for lunch as we travelled between Orongo and Ranu … Continue reading →

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