There was one movie filmed in 1994 on Easter Island about Rapa Nui.
It was produced by Kevin Costner, but the movie didn’t get so famous.
Still, I think it’s nice to watch a movie about a place we’re planning to visit or just visited.
This month, I’m showing you Easter Island, not only the most famous Moai figures,
but in general the landscape.
It’s a very nice island with volcanoes, hills, coast and palm trees.
Volcanoes, calderas etc. – all amazing things you’ll find on Easter Island.
Easter Island has a volcanic origin.
It consists mostly of 3 extinct volcanoes: Terevaka, Poike and Rano Kau.
Easter Island is quite isolated.
The closest continental point in Chile lies over 3500 km away.
There are a few “closer” islands, but its’ still quite a distance.
I could call Chile as a land of avocado, and I’m sure everyone who has been to Chile understands what I mean. 😉
Here, as a proof that Easter Island belongs to chile, a picture of avocado. 😀
(of course, it’s kind of joke, but based on a good reason 😉 )
You have many options how to visit Easter Island;
you can rent a car, motobike or kind of of ATV (all-terrain vehicle);
a bicycle is also an option, but keep in mind that the island is quite hilly.
The best season to visit Easter Island is southern summer, i.e., from November to early April.
It’s the peak season, but also much more convenient than any other, because of e.g., numbers of flights.
Moai are often called as “Easter Island Heads”.
Moai heads are quite large, but the statues have the entire body,
however, it’s partly covered and not always visible.
In the following days, I’ll show you pictures of fascinating moai statues and will try to present some facts about them.
(I wrote “will try”, because there are different opinions about moai and it’s not always so obvious…)
Moai statues are massive monolithic figures on Easter Island, built between the years 1250 and 1500.
Rapa Nui is a name commonly used when people refer to Easter Island.
However, this name came after the name “Easter Island”,
and it’s connected with a slavery. 🙁