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DSCN5016 Tongariki
DSCN5017 good morning!
DSCN5021 early sunrise
DSCN5024 dawn 1 at Tongariki
DSCN5029 one of many many fallen moai
DSCN5035 the quarry where the moai came from
DSCN5043 getting lighter
DSCN5046 dawn 2
DSCN5053 DAWN 3
DSCN5083 from the side
DSCN5085 dawn 5
DSCN5086 don't pick the noses of the Moai
DSCN5092 a single moai at the entrance of Tongariki
DSCN5101 our rental car poses wth moai - on the roof
DSCN5104 we saw many of these falcons on the island
DSCN5110 the back side
DSCN5112 the altar (anu) they stood on
DSCN5131 Fran touching the moai
DSCN5135 what - a 16th moai appears
DSCN5138 moai hats not placed on them
DSCN5141 view of quarry at Rano Raraku
DSCN5142 the quarry site
DSCN5143 fallen moai at entrance
DSCN5144 sign
DSCN5149 various types of rock fouind here
DSCN5151 approaching the crater lake in behind the quarry
wild horses and moai
DSCN5154 horses run wild around the moai in the crater
many lost their heads when toppled
beginning of the path to the quarry
one of the taller ones
what profile
more moai
you can see where some were cut from
leaning moai
bent backwards moai
further down the path
looking down from top of trail
distant view
up to the quarry itself
looking down
carving in the wall
site of the uncompleted 21m high moai (the one in the back)
we could see Tongariki
Fran amongst the moai
moai with a lap
you can see where more were carved from
another view of the quarry
so many line the pathway
just poking out
stocky ones
a fallen moai outside the quarry at the shore
Tongariki in the afternoon
view of our car and the quarry
at Akahanga
many fallen moai
another sacred site of fallen moai
a cave at the site
a replica home
how the walls are constructed; poles go into holes and get covered
and more
seems to have an Incan influence
huge blocks
an upside down top hat
fallen moai at this site as well