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Ahu Tahai has three ceremonial platforms with a group  
of five and two single moai, among them Ko te Riku, the
only "seeing" statue because its eyes,of white coral,  
have been restored.Originally,all moais had eyes of    
coral.Between the ahus,a ramp descends to the Pacific.
#12010449

Ahu Tahai has three ceremonial platforms with a group of five and two single m...

Ahu Tahai has three ceremonial platforms with a group  
of five and two single moai, among them Ko te Riku, the
only "seeing" statue because its eyes,of white coral,  
have been restored.Originally,all moais had eyes of    
coral.Between the ahus,a ramp descends to the Pacific.
#12010450

Ahu Tahai has three ceremonial platforms with a group of five and two single m...

Ahu Tahai has three ceremonial platforms with a group  
of five and two single moai, among them Ko te Riku, the
only "seeing" statue because its eyes,of white coral,  
have been restored.Originally,all moais had eyes of    
coral.Between the ahus,a ramp descends to the Pacific.
#12010451

Ahu Tahai has three ceremonial platforms with a group of five and two single m...

Ahu Tahai has three ceremonial platforms with a group  
of five and two single moai, among them Ko te Riku, the
only "seeing" statue because its eyes,of white coral,  
have been restored.Originally,all moais had eyes of    
coral.Between the ahus,a ramp descends to the Pacific.
#12010452

Ahu Tahai has three ceremonial platforms with a group of five and two single m...

Ahu Tahai has three ceremonial platforms with a group  
of five and two single moai, among them Ko te Riku, the
only "seeing" statue because its eyes,of white coral,  
have been restored.Originally,all moais had eyes of    
coral.Between the ahus,a ramp descends to the Pacific.
#12010453

Ahu Tahai has three ceremonial platforms with a group of five and two single m...

Ahu Tahai has three ceremonial platforms with a group  
of five and two single moai, among them Ko te Riku, the
only "seeing" statue because its eyes,of white coral,  
have been restored.Originally,all moais had eyes of    
coral.Between the ahus,a ramp descends to the Pacific.
#12010454

Ahu Tahai has three ceremonial platforms with a group of five and two single m...

Ahu Tahai has three ceremonial platforms with a group  
of five and two single moai, among them Ko te Riku, the
only "seeing" statue because its eyes,of white coral,  
have been restored.Originally,all moais had eyes of    
coral.Between the ahus,a ramp descends to the Pacific.
#12010455

Ahu Tahai has three ceremonial platforms with a group of five and two single m...

Ahu Tahai has three ceremonial platforms with a group  
of five and two single moai, among them Ko te Riku, the
only "seeing" statue because its eyes,of white coral,  
have been restored.Originally,all moais had eyes of    
coral.Between the ahus,a ramp descends to the Pacific.
#12010456

Ahu Tahai has three ceremonial platforms with a group of five and two single m...

Ahu Tahai has three ceremonial platforms with a group  
of five and two single moai.Between the ahus, a ramp   
descends to the Pacific.It may have been used to load  
moais onto boats.
#12010457

Ahu Tahai has three ceremonial platforms with a group of five and two single m...

Ahu Tahai has three ceremonial platforms with a group  
of five and two single moai.Between the ahus, a ramp   
descends to the Pacific.It may have been used to load  
moais onto boats.
#12010458

Ahu Tahai has three ceremonial platforms with a group of five and two single m...

Ahu Tahai has three ceremonial platforms with a group  
of five and two single moai. Between the ahus, a ramp   
descends to the Pacific.It may have been used to load  
moais onto boats.
#12010459

Ahu Tahai has three ceremonial platforms with a group of five and two single...

Ahu Nau nau on Anakena beach.According to local        
tradition, the first Polynesian settlers arrived       
on this shore in the 6th century,led by their chief    
Hotu matua.A single moai stands next to the row        
of moai in Ahu Nau nau.
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Ahu Nau nau on Anakena beach.According to local tradition, the first Pol...