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The ceremonial village of Orongo is one of the most interesting and spectacular archaeological sites on Easter Island. Here an ancient ritual that still inspires the competitions of the Tapati Rapa Nui festival took place.
Orongo (Rapa Nui: Oroŋo) is a stone village and ceremonial center at the southwestern tip of Rapa Nui (Easter Island). It consists of a collection of low, sod-covered, windowless, round-walled buildings with even lower doors positioned on the high south-westerly tip of the large volcanic caldera called Rano Kau .
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Orongo - ceremonial stone village for birdman competition. Stone houses at Orongo where families lived during the birdman competition ceremony to support their tribe representative. View from Orongo, overlooking the legendary islets Motu Nui, Motu 'Iti and Motu Kao-Kao.
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Dec 12, 2023 · Orongo is a much different site than any other place on Easter Island. There are no famous moai statues and no huge ceremonial platforms. It’s the only place on the island you can see historic stone dwellings and delve deep into the fanciful tales of the Birdman competition.
Orongo Ceremonial Village. Chile, South America. Top choice in Rapa Nui (Easter Island) Nearly covered in a bog of floating totora reeds, the crater lake of Rano Kau resembles a giant witch's cauldron and is a wild greenhouse of endemic biodiversity.
A special territory of Chile that was annexed in 1888, the entire island, located in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, is protected within the UNESCO World Heritage site of Rapa Nui National Park. The ceremonial village of Orongo, in the south of the park, is considered among the most spectacular archaeological sites in the world.
The Orongo ceremonial village is located on the southwest corner of the Island, along the edges of the Rano Kau volcano. GETTING HERE Unlike most other sites on the Island this is actually within walking distance from the main town of Hanga Roa, although this is around a 8km walk.
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