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Easter Island

rapa nui: Ahu Tongariki: this is the largest Ahu on the island, with the axis of its platform oriented towards the summer solstice rising sun and featuring 15 moai. After it was destroyed and scattered over a wide area as a result of a tidal wave in 1960, it was restored in 1997 with the contribution of a Japanese company, which left a crane for archaeological works. Past the plaza lies an important petroglyph site called Papa Tataku Poki, with tuna fish, turtle, Make Make, and Birdman carvings, among others.


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sydney: Bondi Beach: stainless steel beach front


Peru

cuzco: can\'t remember this iguana\'s name



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rapa nui: Ahu Vinapu: Used in the 1200's AD, it includes three Ahu. The first, called Ahu Tahiri, is worth noting on account of its perfect stonewall, superficially compared with those in Cuzco and Machu Picchu. Its six moai, which used to be colored in red, are down. The second Ahu, the astronomical orientation of which is similar to the first, features an allegedly female moai that used to have two heads. Only removed stones remain from the third Ahu, the oldest of all.
 

rapa nui

Ahu Vinapu: Used in the 1200's AD, it includes three Ahu. The first, called Ahu Tahiri, is worth noting on account of its perfect stonewall, superficially compared with those in Cuzco and Machu Picchu. Its six moai, which used to be colored in red, are down. The second Ahu, the astronomical orientation of which is similar to the first, features an allegedly female moai that used to have two heads. Only removed stones remain from the third Ahu, the oldest of all.


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