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Hanga Roa is the main town on Easter Island with a population of ~7,000 people.  Hanga Roa in the Rapa Nui language means “wide bay” or “long bay”.  There are restaurants, diving shops, stores, museum and Moai! Museum Happy Travels!   Travel, Wine & ShoesJackie is “Mom” to one amazing […]

The Puna Pao (the Pukao quarry) is where the Pukao (“hair bun” in Rapa Nui) were created.  These are the red tops of the Moai often referred to as hats, but are hair buns. Ahu Huri Hanga Poukura is the largest unrestored Ahu on the island Hanga Te’e Interpretive Center […]

Ahu Akivi has 7 Moais facing the sea. The Roiho lava field, lava tunnel and the Ana Te Pahu cave.  A lot of wild horses on the walk and I found some guava to eat … delicious! The Ahu Tahai is an archeological complex with a coral-eyed Moai. Happy Travels! […]

For this exploration, we hiked from the foothills of the Terevaka Volcano, going up a narrow creek and passing between archaeological vestiges until we reached the volcano’s summit, the highest point on Easter Island with 360° views. Happy Travels!   Travel, Wine & ShoesJackie is “Mom” to one amazing son, […]

Rano Raraku, the moai quarry, shows huge statues in different carving stages. The old moai transportation routes have abandoned moai along the way. Happy Travels!   Travel, Wine & ShoesJackie is “Mom” to one amazing son, an IT professional and an obsessed traveller. She spends her time reading, golfing at […]

What a hike!! Our hike started in Ahu Tahira, a construction platform with perfectly overlapping stone structures. The hike to the rim of the Rano Kau crater (the largest in the Island) was long, but with amazing views! We continued on to Orongo, an ancient ceremonial village where the Birdman […]

A trip to Tongariki was magnificent!  We learned the history of Rapa Nui’s largest Ahu and explored its surroundings. What a thrilling experience!! Moi, gigantic and mysterious statues of stone located in Easter Island, Chilean territory, are a Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The fifteen Moai of Ahu Tongariki were toppled […]

This hike was along the coast, passing fishing coves, archaeological sites and Ovahe beach.  It ended at Anakena where the archaeological remains of the Rapa Nui kings who lived there are. This is a sea urchin and it was moving in my hand.  They are good to eat and the […]

My first introductory excursion to the island ~ we walked from the lodge to the coastline, descending among prairies, farmlands and archaeological sites. We finished in the area of Akahanga, where the second largest moai platform is found. After the hike, we were treated to fresh fruit and drinks. Moai […]

I did not sleep a wink last night!  Waiting for this flight to start was better than Christmas morning.  Check in was smooth and then I was on my way across the South Pacific! After a nap, breakfast and reading my kindle, all of a sudden I could see the […]

I got very nervous about a month ago and moved my flight to Santiago back a whole day.  What if one of my many connecting flights was delayed and I missed my LATAM flight to Easter Island?  The risk was too high so I moved it allowing for potential delays.  […]

Easter Island is located smack dab in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.  It is shaped like a triangle and 24.6 km long by 12.3 km at the widest point.  Easter Island is a volcanic island with three extinct coalesced volcanoes ~ Terevaka, Poike and Rano Kau.  It is an UNESCO […]