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Rano Raraku is a visual record of moai design vocabulary and technological innovation, where 887 moai remain. Rano Raraku is in the World Heritage Site of Rapa Nui National Park and gives its name to one of the seven sections of the park.
Walk among giants in the legendary moai statue quarry Rano Raraku. This volcano that was turned into a factory invokes a sense of mystery in an almost surreal way, stronger than any other place at Easter Island. This is the heart of ancient Rapa Nui civilization with hundreds of abandoned moais scattered around.
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Rano Raraku, the quarry of the Moai. The Rano Raraku volcano is one of the most incredible and extraordinary archaeological sites on the planet. In this magical place full of mystery, the moai were made, the giant statues that have made Easter Island famous worldwide.
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The archaeological sites of Easter Island are protected within Rapa Nui National Park, an open-air museum that has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1995. One important site is Rano Raraku, a volcanic crater located in the southeastern coast of Easter Island.
Rano Raraku is a volcanic crater on the southeastern coast of the island where most of the moai were made during the 12th to 15th centuries. The moai were carved straight into volcanic stone in...
The Moai Quarry. Rano Raraku is one of the most extraordinary archeological sites in the world. This beautiful volcano with a lagoon in it’s crater, was formed more than 300,000 years ago and on its southern slope you will find the quarry where the Moais were carved.
Oct 19, 2022 · The largest discovered moai, named “El Gigante,” is one that never made it out of Rano Raraku—it is 69 feet tall and is thought to weigh about 200 metric tons. These statues were erected...
