2015-04-08: Moai Watching Along the Southern Coast

I rented a car and began driving along the southern coast. The  platforms are often not marked, and hence I stop for everything that remotely looked like an ahu. The weather deteriorated. Reminding myself that as a serious tourist I am not here for fun, I pushed on 🙂 Eventually, myself as well as my camera were drenched, so I bailed out at Ahu Akahana.

Ahu Vinapu:

  • One of the few moais with female feature. For me, it looked like a genderless column
  • The stones of the platform fit perfectly together — no cement required. The most elaborate ahu  wall I saw on the island

 

Toppled Moai in Vinapu
Toppled Moai in Vinapu

 

 

Torso of Female Moai
Torso of Female Moai

 

 

The Ahu in Vinapu
The Ahu in Vinapu.

 

Ahu Hanga Poukura

A knot of a Moai at Ahu Hanga Poukura
A Knot or Hat of a Moai at Ahu Hanga Poukura (Note: No animals were be killed and no moai was touched for this picture)

 

Ahu Tarakiu

Ahu Tarakiu
Ahu Tarakiu

 

Ahu Tarakiu
Ahu Tarakiu

 

Toppled Moai in Ahu Tarakiu
Toppled Moai in Ahu Tarakiu

 

Waves Smashing against the Island near Ahu Tarakiu
Waves Smashing against the Island near Ahu Tarakiu

 

Ahu Hanga Te’e

More Toppled Moais in Ahu Hanga Te'e
More Toppled Moais in Ahu Hanga Te’e

 

Ahu Hanga Te'e
Ahu Hanga Te’e

 

Ahu Akahana

Ahu Akahana
Ahu Akahana

 

Ahu Akahana
Ahu Akahana

 

Ahu Akahana
Ahu Akahana

 

Ahu Akahana
Ahu Akahana

 

Ahu Akahana: Three Japanese Tourists with Umbrellas
Ahu Akahana: Three Japanese Tourists with Umbrellas

 

 

Hanga Roa -> Ahu Akahana and back
Hanga Roa -> Ahu Akahana and back