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Easter Island Statues - Stock Photos |
Images of the statues on Easter Island, known as moai. Almost everyone
has seen the iconic images of the Easter Island statues staring silently
out from the hillsides. For years I thought these were the only Moai
on the island. I knew nothing of the statues erected on ahu or the
fallen moai at the other sites. Seeing these pictures many people
have come to believe that all Moai faced the ocean while it is the
exact opposite that is true. With the exception of Ahu Akivi all erected
Moai face inland. It is believed they were positioned that way to
watch over the villages. Only at Rano Raraku the statues face away
from the crater from which they were carved. |
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