Easter Island Sights

Above: Ancient cave paintings on Easter Island.

Rano Raraku
The island's famous moai statues were made from the volcanic rock of this mountain quarry and are scattered across its slopes in various stages of completion.

Rapa Nui National Park
The landscape of Rapa Nui, the indigenous name for Easter Island, is an eerie exhibit of ancient cultural remnants of an abandoned desert-dwelling people.

Rano Kau
A hike to the summit of this 400m volcano offers panoramic views of the island's solitude in the South Pacific.

Ahu Tongariki
15 of the island's famous moai statues stand here in a military lineup upon a flat rock platform.

Orongo
This lake-filled crater is filled with remnants of the Birdman cult practiced until 1867.