This Moai Statues on Easter Island lie on the Northwest side of the island called Rano Raraku. This is actually where the stone quarry is located. It is rumored that these were the only Moai statues that stood as of 1838. There was also a Japanese project to help restore some of the statues on the […]
Easter Island Pictures
Moai Statues At Easter Island
These Moai statues at Easter island were taken at the beach of Anakena. The statues are officially called Ahu Nau Nau. Many Chileans and tourists drive to this end of the island to enjoy the beach. Obviously one could take pictures in both the evening and the morning with the sun either hitting the Moai […]
Tongariki Moai Statues: Easter Island
The most famous of all the Moai Statues on Easter Island. The Tongariki Ahu complex comprises 15 statues that stand on the southeast part of the island. These statues above were actually toppled and then carried inland by a tsunami that was caused by an earthquake in 1960. One of the statues weighs in at […]
Sunset At Easter Island: Ahu Tahai
The Ahu Tahai are one of the smaller set of Moai statues that are found on Easter Island. Found on the eastern part of the Easter Island, otherwise known as Rapa Nui, it provides one of the most beautiful views at sunset. We aren’t fully sure what the Moai were used for but some suspect […]
In Your Face Moai Statue: Easter Island
The Moai Statues on Easter Island are nothing but amazing. I considered putting up one of the standard pictures of Easter Island with the popular 15 statue that is called Ahu Tongariki. What you see above is the the actual quarry where all of the Moai Statues where mined. The natives chipped away at rock on the mountain […]
