Click on any photo for a larger view. Many of the photos appearing here have been donated to our site by visitors who have returned from Easter Island wanting to share their experiences.
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An
ahu with a single statue, at Anakena. It was the first to be raised in historical times, in 1960.
Rear view of the statues at Ahu Nau Nau, Anakena, showing the
dorsal carvings on the statues.
The sea wall at Ahu Nau Nau, Anakena,
from the rear. It contains some interesting petroglyphs.
Looking due east from the palm grove at Anakena. Ahu Nau Nau and Ahu Ature Huki stand at the foot of Maunga Hau Epa in the background. To the left (north) is the beautiful Anakena beach.
A paved road now crosses the center of the island from Hangaroa village to the lovely swimming beach at Anakena.
