Tag Archives: Ahu

Easter Island Wrapup and Contents

Posted on July 12, 2011 by

It’s now been over two months since I returned from Patagonia, Antarctica, the Falklands, Iguazu Falls and Easter Island.  Most of that time I have been writing up Easter Island, which I have now finished.  Having got home I have … Continue reading →

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27th April: Easter Island (Ahu Runga Va’e and Ahu Hanga Te Tenga)

Posted on July 7, 2011 by

We were due to leave Easter Island for Tahiti around noon but the plane was late, so we got a reprieve for half a day. We headed off towards the Eastern end of the South Coast and visited Ahu Runga … Continue reading →

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27th April: Easter Island (Ahu Huri a Urenga)

Posted on July 2, 2011 by

Ahu Huri a Urenga is just out the back of town, beside the main road to the other end of the island.  Restored by Mulloy in 1960, it is 13 metres long by 4 metres wide and has been dated … Continue reading →

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27th April: Easter Island (Hanga Piko)

Posted on June 28, 2011 by

Before dawn on our last day on Easter Island, we turned up to the island’s tiny port at Hanga Piko (which means place of action).  Here there is a well-restored ahu (Ahu Riata) with a lone eroded moai on top. … Continue reading →

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26th April: Easter Island (Hanga Poukura, Vaihu and Akahanga)

Posted on June 26, 2011 by

Late in the afternoon of the 26th, after we had visited Vinapu, we continued along the south coast to Ahu Hanga Poukura,  Ahu Hanga Te’e O Vaihu and Ahu Akahanga,  going half of the way to Tongariki before we ran … Continue reading →

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26th April: Easter Island (Vinapu)

Posted on June 24, 2011 by

At mid-afternoon on the 26th we went to Ahu Vinapu O Tahiri, which is famous for its fine stone work, as you can see here.  (You can also click the image above for a much larger view.) Alternatively, here is … Continue reading →

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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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25th April: Easter Island (Ahu Te Peu)

Posted on June 16, 2011 by

Ahu Te Peu, about 8 kilometres north of Hanga Roa , was once the focus of a significant community.  The main ahu is 70 metres long by 3 metres wide.  It was unfortunately damaged by the Thor Heyerdahl expedition in … Continue reading →

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25th April: Easter Island (Ahu Te Pito Kura)

Posted on June 11, 2011 by

We arrived at Ahu Te Pita Kura in the morning of the 25th, after visiting Ovahe at dawn and then Papa Vaka. The moai here was the largest ever moved to an ahu at nearly 10 metres tall and weighing … Continue reading →

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22nd April: Easter Island (Ahu Akivi and Ahu Vai Teka)

Posted on June 5, 2011 by

Ahu Akivi was the first ahu to be restored, by William Mulloy in 1960.  It is 33 metres long and inland, north of Hanga Roa.  It contradicts the often expressed view that all ahu are on the coast and face … Continue reading →

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