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31/7/2014 Rapa Nui (Easter Island): Part Two By Vicky Cavanagh-Hodge
In honour of all who have played their part It is several hours before we awake fully and although somewhat lost in time and space, we head off for a walk to meet our first Moai. Perched upon stone platforms, known as an Ahu, they stand with backs to the ocean, gazing inland – some alone while others are grouped. The Ahu are sacred to the Rapa Nui who believe they hold the Mana of their ancestors and it is prohibited to step upon them. In total there are a staggering eight-hundred and eighty-seven Moai spread right around the island. Most stand (or lie where they have fallen) near the shoreline but many are still located within the original quarry at the extinct volcano of Rano Raraku. 22/7/2014 Rapa Nui (Easter Island): Part One By Vicky Cavanagh-Hodge
In honour of all who have made this mighty transition possible. Rapa Nui. Easter Island. Isla de Pascua. An island with three names – most apt given it’s almost perfectly triangular shape, punctuated by three extinct volcanos. An island deep in the Pacific Ocean, more than 3500km from Chilean coast. It is one of the most remote inhabited places on the planet - just 163 square kilometres in size and home to a mere 6000 residents. And yet, its allure stretches far and wide. Yes, it is home to a mysterious collection of giant stone heads but as Simon and I are to discover, there is much more to the island than the Moai. |
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