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General view of the Ahu Tahira in Vinapu. Vinapu is an archaeological complex located in an extensive esplanade on the edge of the south coast of the island, where the airport runway ends. Although remains of three platforms have been discovered, two ahu of great monumentality stand out.
Ahu Vinapu is an archaeological site on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in Eastern Polynesia. The ceremonial center of Vinapu includes one of the larger ahu on Rapa Nui. The ahu exhibits extraordinary stonemasonry consisting of large, carefully fitted slabs of basalt .
Explore Vinapu. Visit Vinapu by booking one of our travel packages with private tours included, or our full day private tour Birdman. In the southwest parts of Easter Island, by the foot of the volcano Rano Kau is Vinapu, famous for its perfectly engineered ahu Tahira.
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The Vinapu is composed of two ahu, which face away from a cliff in the southeast slope of the Rano Kau, and of the remains of a third ahu located in front of the hydrocarbon storage tanks. In this place there is a deteriorated monolith and a perfectly assembled stone structure: an exciting discovery for many archeologists.
Ahu Vinapu. If size signified importance, Ahu Vinapu was one of the most important ahu on Easter Island. The precisely fitted large basalt cut slabs have perplexed some...
Stone wall at Ahu Vinapu, Easter Island. There is little data to support Heyerdahl. Dr. Jo Anne Van Tilburg, who is unconvinced by Heyerdahl's theory, notes that "all archaeological,...
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