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Linda Kohl Easter Island 2018
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- Jun 13, 2018, 3:15pm
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitude: 591 ft
- Chile Rapa Nui Cerro Puhi -27.112723, -109.34968727°6’46” S 109°20’59” W
Isla de Pascua
June 13, 2018 in Chile ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Day 6, Part 2 Wed. June 13 Easter Island Full day tour. . ….
Next we visited Ahu Tongariki, the largest ahu (platform) of the 15 Moais on the island; they weigh an average of 50 tons and were destroyed by a tidal wave in 1960. Note: Japan felt bad for Rapa Nui because it was “their” tidal wave that they helped restore the Moai here. You can see that one of them has the red topknot. The monument has a sense of harmony and balance. (BTW: did not see many pets on the island. This was the only cat)
Pictures: 1-Akahanga kitten pix just for Rachel 3-6: Ahu TongarikiRead more
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Linda Kohl Easter Island 2018
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- Jun 13, 2018, 3:30pm
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitude: 591 ft
- Chile Rapa Nui Cerro Puhi -27.112723, -109.34968727°6’46” S 109°20’59” W
Isla de Pascua
June 13, 2018 in Chile ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Day 6, Part 3 Wed. June 13 Easter Island Full day tour. . ….
We visited the quarry at Rano Raraku volcano, where 95% of the Moai statues were made, still with hundreds of statues left here. There are many remnants and partially completed Moai here. Some are gigantic: 20m (65ft) long and just under 200 tons. Slaves did NOT carve, transport, or erect the statues. The clan chiefs went to the quarries and negotiated the cost for the statue. The tribes paid for the carving, the transport and the erection. We had a catered picnic lunch here: bbq chicken, bbq ribs, salad, small banana, roll. It was very good.
On our way to the “most tropical beach” on the island, we saw Te Pito Kura. Following this we had an hour at Anakena to play in the surf or walk around. It is considered the cradle of history and culture for the island. Here the first king landed and established his settlement. We did NOT see the Moai of Ahu Nau Nau (7 Moai) which was promised on our handout. I think it was actually at Anakena, but the guide did not point it out. ?older single statue of Ahu Ature Huke
We got back before 4 pm and then I went souvenir shopping and finished my statues, magnets, and t-shirt purchases. After a cold cut sandwich for dinner, I went to the pier to watch surfers and the sunset.
Pictures: 1-Ahu Tongariki 2-4-quarry and the only Moai kneeling and with legs 5-6-Anakena moai and beachRead more
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Linda Kohl Easter Island 2018
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- Jun 14, 2018, 3:00pm
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitude: 591 ft
- Chile Rapa Nui Cerro Puhi -27.112723, -109.34968727°6’46” S 109°20’59” W
Isla de Pascua
June 14, 2018 in Chile ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Day 7, THur. June 14 Easter Island/ Santiago As I had the morning free, I walked over to the museum. While they don’t have a lot of artifacts (those darn British taking petroglyphs and more), it had a lot of explanations. It had a white coral eye with a red scoria pupil. It is believed that all Moai were given this type of eye when finally erected; it is known that the eyes were the last thing carved. Got back to my Santiago hotel around 11 pm. I had decided to take an evening flight back to the states on Friday so that I could spend another day in Santiago.
Pictures: 1-sunset previous night from pier 2-museum info 3-6: competing theories on how statues movedRead more
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Linda Kohl Easter Island 2018
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- Jun 15, 2018, 3:00pm
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: 591 ft
- Chile Rapa Nui Cerro Puhi -27.112723, -109.34968727°6’46” S 109°20’59” W
Santiago, Chile
June 15, 2018 in Chile ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Day 8, Fri. June 15 Santiago.
My agenda for the day included changing $30 to CLP so I could pay for the taxi ride to airport (28.000 clp), the Cultural Center, climbing Santa Lucia Hill (Cerro), shopping for some Chile magnets, the Pre-Colombian museum (the only one that cost anything), and possibly the art museum (didn’t make it). The Centre Gabriela Mistral/GAM Cultural center had “poster” and art displays for each of the 15 regions of Chile. They were very well done and I loved the art. The Center (1972) has had a very interesting political background when Pinochet had issues with it and Allende’s propaganda initiative. It became a cultural center in 2010. Unfortunately, my battery on the camera was dying so my photos didn’t get recorded.
Then I headed back towards the hotel to climb Cerro Santa Lucia, the 1872 landmark public park next to hotel. The hill had many great lookout points of the city and the Andes and was only a block from the hotel. After getting the CLP for my taxi, I decided to go to the Pre-Colombian Museum (1981), the only museum that has an entry fee. If the artifacts are real, they are very well-preserved and old (some almost 2000 years). (Note: Chile claims they were doing mummies long before Egypt – they fill the body with twigs and leaves – Is that really what a mummy is? Just a skin covering; I guess so).
While waiting for my taxi to the airport, a G adventure traveler who had just finished her 2 country tour, asked for a cab to the airport and we offered her to ride with me. Now, I had 14.000 clp to get rid of. Got to the airport by 6:30 for 9:30 flight. It was good that I had boarding pass and no checked luggage b/c the line for United was at least 2 blocks long. No wonder they say 3 hrs ahead of time. Got through security and started walking around the Duty free shop to spend money. I was able to spend it all at the duty free shop, including $9 candy bars (regular size) with help from the cashier who made up the difference when I was about $1 short.
Pictures: 1-5: at top of Santa Lucia and Andes 6: example of poster at GAM (battery died)Read more
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- Jun 16, 2018, 3:00pm
- 🌧 19 °C
- Altitude: 591 ft
- Chile Rapa Nui Cerro Puhi -27.112723, -109.34968727°6’46” S 109°20’59” W
East Lansing, MI
June 16, 2018 in Chile ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
Day 9, Sat June 16 USA Arrived early (6 am) in Houston after dinner and breakfast, no sleep, and 3 movies. There had been a flight at 7:45 am for Detroit but when I made the reservation, I thought that 6:30 to 7:45 wouldn’t be enough time for customs and immigration but since I got in early it would have worked. Finally got to East Lansing at 6 pm. All in all it was an awesome trip.Read more
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Isla de Pascua

Isla de Pascua

Isla de Pascua

Santiago, Chile

East Lansing, MI