August 8, 2008 @ Easter Island, Chile


Ahu Tautira

Visitor Center - Very helpful!

Breakfast @ Mana Nui Inn

Horse back rides Pikera Uri

I am ready to go!

We are heading to heat mountain

Passed by Ahu Akivi enroute

Poike

2 hours into the ride, still holding up (barely)

Final destination!

My horse

Rano Aroi

Hanga Roa

Finally we reached Maunga Terevaka

Me @ highest point of Easter Island

The horses get to take a break too

Me & horse

Modern boat house

Tahai Ceremonial Complex

Mom @ Tahai Ceremonial Complex

Hare moa aka chicken house

Ahu Vai Uri

Ahu Ko Te Riku & Ahu Tahai

Foundation of boat house

Ahu Tahai & Ahu Ko Te Riku

Ahu Vai Uri

Ahu Ko Te Riku - the only moai with eyes

Tahai Ceremonial Complex

Ancient polynesian writing

Topknots @ Puna Pau

Pukao with petroglyphs

Pukao quarry - the rock are red in color here

Me & Mom @ Puna Pau

View from Puna Pau

Lots of farmland

Topknots @ Puna Pau

Ana Te Pahu

Ana Te Pahu is a former cave dwelling

This tree is over 1200 years old

Stove in the cave

Garden in the cave

Ahu Akivi

Ahu Akivi is an ahu with seven moais

Me & Mom @ Ahu Akivi

Mom @ Ahu Akivi

Ahu Akivi is one of the two ahu that is not located on the coast

Ahu Akivi is the only ahu facing the ocean

Sunset

Curanto - polynesian local dish

Under the banana leafs are some stones

Then some sweet potatos

More leafs and stones

Finally the meat!

Polynesian guy & Mom

Pork, chicken, fish, sweet potato and corn bread

Tuna fish

Polynesian dance @ Kai Mana

Polynesian dance

Hot girls!

Hot guys too!

Polynesian dance

Rated R picture

Polynesian dance

Polynesian dance

Polynesian dance

Polynesian dance

Polynesian dance

Guest dancer from Japan did very well

Polynesian dance