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Directions. Print/PDF map. Share. More. Length 0.9 miElevation gain 118 ftRoute type Out & back. Get to know this 0.9-mile out-and-back trail near Easter Island, Valparaíso. Generally considered an easy route, it takes an average of 23 min to complete.
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Directions. Print/PDF map. Share. More. Length 4.0 miElevation gain 393 ftRoute type Out & back. Experience this 4.0-mile out-and-back trail near Easter Island, Valparaíso. Generally considered an easy route, it takes an average of 1 h 33 min to complete.
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- Easter Island, Valparaíso, Chile
- Maunga EO, The Perfumed Hill
- Geological Origin of The Volcano
- A Unique Raw Material on The Island
- Rano Raraku, The Moai Factory
- Work in The Quarry
- The Abandonment of A Colossal Work
- The Heads of Easter Island
- Statues with Own Name
- The Crater and The Inner Lagoon
- Tips For Visiting Rano Raraku
The Rano Raraku volcano is located 20 km northeast of Hanga Roa, very close to the Poike peninsula and just 1,000 meters northwest of the Hanga Nui bay. Its unique shape and location mean that both the views of the volcano from Tongarikiand the wide perspective seen from its hillside are of great beauty. The old name of this place was Maunga Eo, wh...
In addition to its great archaeological relevance, Rano Raraku is one of the most interesting volcanic centers of Easter Island from a geological point of view. This volcanic cone, now extinct, was formed more than 300 thousand years agoas a result of the eruptive activity of the Maunga Terevaka and Pua Katiki volcanoes. The Rano Raraku has a maxim...
Unlike most island volcanic cones, Rano Raraku is composed of a unique type of rock on the island known as the Lapilli tuff. The tuff is a porous rock formed by the accumulation of volcanic ash ejected during an eruption, which when cooled, in contact with the atmosphere, is compacted and hardened. The main characteristic of this volcanic tuff is i...
The previous geological details explain why Rano Raraku became the quarry where almost all of the 1,000 statues that have been found on Easter Island were sculpted. Here the moai were carved and then they were taken to the ahu or ceremonial platforms, distributed along the entire coast, to honor the memory of the ancestors. The vision of the southe...
The figures that are still on the upper slopes of the quarry are in all stages of development, which has allowed to deduce the method used for its construction. The first step was to choose a suitable sector to do the work. Sometimes the carvers had to climb to places at the top or with extreme inclinations. Once there, the rock was carved until a ...
The silence and stillness that is now breathed in the quarries produce a feeling of respect and veneration more typical of a sacred place than a hectic factory. But it was not always like this. It is estimated that the work of carving the statues in Rano Raraku spanned more than 500 years, beginning around 1000 AD. and ending in the mid-eighteenth ...
In addition to the statues that remain untapped in the tuff quarries, below, dozens of figures appear in the lower area of the slope. A few of them are lying down, fallen from the front and several have fractures. But the vast majority still stands in the same place where they were installed hundreds of years ago. Rano Raraku was the only place on ...
The physical appearance of the moai that came out of the Rano Raraku quarries follows a clearly defined pattern. This quite similar aesthetic makes them all look the same, but it is not like that. Precisely here, with so many figures to compare, it is observed that each moai has unique features that give it its own personalityand that differentiate...
A little more than 100 meters from the entrance to Rano Raraku, there is a fork to the left that leads to the interior of the crater of the volcano. After about 300 meters, you come to a crack in the crater that connects the outer and inner slopes. It is a narrow corridor, created perhaps by the hand of man, where you can see the compact red ash th...
The visit to Rano Raraku can be done by hiring some of the excursions offered by most of the island’s tourism agencies. This archaeological site is usually included in any of the full day tours, which include a guide and transport, where other places of interest are also visited. The other option is to do it on your own, but for this you will have ...
Rano Raraku is a volcanic crater formed of consolidated volcanic ash, or tuff, and located on the lower slopes of Terevaka in the Rapa Nui National Park on Easter Island in Chile. Map. Directions.
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.
The quarry of the Moai. 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. Rano Raruku has had a massive significance to the Rapa Nui people ...
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...
