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It has since been restored and has fifteen moai, including one that weighs eighty-six tonnes, the heaviest ever erected on the island. Ahu Tongariki is one kilometer from Rano Raraku and Poike in the Hotu-iti area of Rapa Nui National Park.
Ahu Tongariki is the largest ceremonial structure built on Easter Island and the most important megalithic monument in all of Polynesia. It represents the zenith of the sacred constructions called ahu-moai that were developed in Rapa Nui for more than 500 years.
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Ahu Tongariki is the biggest ahu of Rapa Nui with its impressive 15 moai statues. It contains the heaviest moai statue of Rapa Nui, with an estimated weight of 86 tons. Ahu Tongariki is located on the east side of Rapa Nui, just in front of the volcanic quarry Rano Raraku where they are made.
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Ahu Tongariki is the largest Ahu on Rapa Nui, with 15 Moais standing and watching over the land. The first human occupation of this area of the Island is thought to date back to 900AD, and Ahu Tongariki is thought to be one of the first Ahus ever made, though it underwent significant modifications and extensions as the population grew.
Sep 7, 2022 · There are 887 moai scattered across Easter Island, or Rapa Nui as the islanders call it, and these 15 were standing on the Ahu Tongariki plinth, the largest ceremonial structure on the remote ...
Ahu Tongariki. Located in Hanga Nui, on the southeast coast of Easter Island and just 2 kilometers from the Rano Raraku quarry, Ahu Tongariki is the most majestic ceremonial platform on the whole island. Read more »
Chile, South America. Top choice in Rapa Nui (Easter Island) The monumental Ahu Tongariki has plenty to set your camera's flash popping. With 15 imposing statues, it is the largest ahu ever built.
