Isla de Pascua

Day 6, Part 1 Wed. June 13 Easter Island Full day tour. . ….
Today was the full-day tour in Portuguese and English on the Moai Route. First stop: the ruins of Akahanga. This is an old village near the ocean. We got to see the remains of the actual houses people slept in. Close by are the stone ovens, in which they prepared meals. The ovens consisted of 5 stones in a circle formation. We also got to go into the cave at Akahanga which was believed to be refuge for the fishermen during storms. Still in their original condition, the Ahu Akahanga has 13 Moai and is also the location where the first king of the island (Hotu Matu’a) was buried. Legend has it that his sons moved him to the top of Rano Kau volcano but also there is myth that the eldest son stole his head (which is carved into upon death to signify the owner) and took it to his tribe to benefit from its spiritual power.
Pictures: 1-“dock”, surfers: 1 block from hotel 2-6 Akahanga: explanation, ocean view, toppled Moai, petroglyph, fallen MoaiRead more