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Dawn over Moais at Ahu Tahai on Easter Island Chile

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Overview

Few areas in the world possess a more mystical pull than this tiny speck of land, one of the most isolated places on Earth. It's hard to feel connected to Chile, over 2300 miles (3700km) to the east, let alone the wider world. Endowed with the most logic-defying statues on the planet – the strikingly familiar moai – Rapa Nui (Easter Island) emanates a magnetic, mysterious vibe.

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    Orongo Ceremonial Village

    Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

    Nearly covered in a bog of floating totora reeds, the crater lake of Rano Kau resembles a giant witch's cauldron and is a wild greenhouse of endemic…

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    Rano Raraku

    Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

    Known as 'the nursery,' the volcano of Rano Raraku, about 18km from Hanga Roa, is the quarry for the hard tuff from which the moai were cut. You'll feel…

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    Ahu Tongariki

    Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

    The monumental Ahu Tongariki has plenty to set your camera's flash popping. With 15 imposing statues, it is the largest ahu ever built. The statues gaze…

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    Anakena

    Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

    Beach bums in search of a place to wallow will love this postcard-perfect, white-sand beach. It also forms a lovely backdrop for Ahu Nau Nau, which…

  • View of Poike Mountain from Ahu Tangariki.

    Península Poike

    Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

    At the eastern end of the island, this high plateau is crowned by the extinct volcano Maunga Pu A Katiki (400m) and bound in by steep cliffs. There are…

  • Ahu Tahai and Ahu Vai Uri, Easter Island, Chile.

    Ahu Tahai

    Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

    Ahu Tahai is a highly photogenic site that contains three restored ahu (ceremonial platform). Ahu Tahai proper is the ahu in the middle, supporting a…

  • Ahu Akivi in Rapa Nui (or Easter Island) in the Valparaíso Region of Chile. The site has seven moai, all of equal shape and size, and is also known as a celestial observatory.

    Ahu Akivi

    Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

    Unusual for its inland location, Ahu Akivi, the first scientific restoration on the island (in 1960), sports seven restored moai. They are the only ones…

  • Ahu Tautira, moai statue at Caleta Hanga Roa

    Caleta Hanga Roa

    Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

    Your first encounter with the moai will probably take place at Ahu Tautira, which overlooks Caleta Hanga Roa, the fishing port in Hanga Roa at the foot of…

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