Rapa Nui - Easter Island

Panoramas from Easter Island, mostly known in the South Pacific as "Rapa Nui". Everything in this image set is from February 2009.. Enjoy your journey !

This is Ahu Akivi, the only ahu where you can see moai looking at the ocean....
This is  Ahu Tongariki, the largest Ahu on Rapa Nui. Its Moai were toppled during the island's civil wars and in the twentieth century the Ahu was swept inland by a tidal wave. It has since been restored and has 15 Moai including an 86 tonne ...
This is  Ahu Tongariki, the largest Ahu on Rapa Nui. Its Moai were toppled during the island's civil wars and in the twentieth century the Ahu was swept inland by a tidal wave. It has since been restored and has 15 Moai including an 86 tonne ...
This is  Ahu Tongariki, the largest Ahu on Rapa Nui. Its Moai were toppled during the island's civil wars and in the twentieth century the Ahu was swept inland by a tidal wave. It has since been restored and has 15 Moai including an 86 tonne ...
This is the entrance of Ahu Tongariki, which is the largest Ahu on Rapa Nui.
The Tahai Ceremonial Complex is an archaeological site on Rapa Nui. Restored in 1974 by the late Dr. William Mulloy, an American archaeologist, Tahai comprises three principal ahu from north to south: Ko Te Riku (with restored eyes), Tahai, and Va...
Ahu Vinapu is an archaeological site on Rapa Nui .  The ceremonial center of Vinapu includes one of the larger ahu on Rapa Nui.