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Easter Island: Ahu Tautira

Dec 14, 2012 No Comments by

Place: Ahu Tautira Location: Hanga Roa, Easter Island Visited: December 13th, 2011    

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Easter Island: Ahu Akivi

Dec 08, 2012 No Comments by

Place: Ahu Akivi Location: Easter Island Visited: December 2011    

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Easter Island: Moai in Reflection

Jun 19, 2012 No Comments by

Place: Ahu Ko Te Riku Location: Hanga Roa, Easter Island Visited: December 2011  

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Easter Island: Arriving on the island

May 27, 2012 No Comments by

Place: Mataveri International Airport Location: Hanga Roa, Easter Island Visited: December 2011 Here we see only airline arriving on the island, a Boeing 767-300ER operated by LAN Airlines. You can arrive here from Santiago, Chile; Lima, Peru (seasonal); and Papeete, Tahiti.  

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Easter Island: Sunrise over Ahu Tongariki

Apr 25, 2012 2 Comments

A brilliant start to the day, with a gorgeous sunrise over the Ahu Tongariki, the biggest ahu on the island. It is believed that the moai were toppeled during the civil wars that plagued the island and in the twentieth century (1960), when a tsunami swept the island. The ahu has since been restored, when [...]

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