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Our guide book calls this site: Ahu Hanga Te'e O Vaihu. The Hanga part describes the ocean bay. We thought the eight fallen Moai and their pukao to be very impressive, even in the pouring rain. This is the site where our primary camera died (a known defect when used in prolonged high humidity environments but unknown to us at the time!) and we had to resort to point-and-shoot & cell phone photos - a sad occurance at a once-in-a-lifetime destination.... This is an easy access site and so worth seeing.

This is the quarry where the Rapa Nui natives gathered red stone material for the Moai's "hats". A wonderful learning experience to be found in this peaceful and informative location. A must see when visiting the island.

If you are pressed for time this is probably not worth the effort to drive here. There are good examples of the rock walls here.

These statues were also amazing. It was strange to see them all lying face down, but well worth seeing as they are huge and weigh tons.

There are many beautiful Ahu's to see on the island, this site is marked but nothing sexy! Toppled stones, a good walk down from the parking lot... Nice vies of the ocean and crashing waves!

Great way to learn the history of the island. All the moai ended up being pushed over. Get your guide Larry from the Taura hotel to show you around.

Our guide, Lily "China" Pakarati, introduced us to a fascinating, sometimes tragic, history of the Island.

When population density and depletion of resources caused conflicts among the Easter Island villages, east to west, the moai were downed because they afforded protection to the villagers and their destruction would diminish that protection. Some moai were affected by natural disasters. Repositioned moai on different ahus reflect their original status but these downed moais reflect the history of human conflict. Enjoy surf and turf (cattle) nearby as well as the ahu and its downed moai.

una plataforma sin restuarar, la han dejado asi para que podamos ver a lo que pueden llevar los enfrentamientos entre las tribus originarias

Tanto en Vaihu como en Akahanga se puede apreciar còmo quedaron los ahus derribados.Son plataformas sin restaurar, en donde se puede tener idea de còmo los encontraron los primeros europeos que pasaron por el lugar

Qué hermoso habría sido éste lugar sin el deterioro actual.Sólo quedan los Ahu (plataformas) e imaginarse el conjunto completo.

Un ligar que debería dársele una muy estricta restauración, porque se ve todo abandonado, sin dejar de ser un lugar muy espectacular

Este local está à beira mar, tem um bela paisagem do oceano Pacífico e da orla de pedras vulcânicas. Apenas moais caídos, é um monumento à história da derrubada dos moais durante os conflitos entre as tribos, por isso não foram recuperados e permite compreender o que se passou em tempos idos

Como quase todos os moais da ilha, esses também estão caídos. O visual é lindo! Vale a pena visitar, até porque ele fica na orla, caminho para os outros moais!

Linda opcion de visitar, si te gusta la historia del pueblo rapanui, es la versión de lo que queda de las luchas historicas, ojalá pudieran arreglar la estructura para observarlas en su grandiosidad.