Easter Island part 11; Rano Raraku continued.

[urbpan]

This next one is "El Gigante," (also known as "Te Tokanga") the biggest moia ever carved. He lays still where he was carved, never stood up and moved to his ahu--supposedly he was destined for Vinapu, nine miles away. He is 65 feet tall and is estimated to weigh 270 tons.



You can see him laying at a diagonal, to the left of the people on the path.



Next: The largest reconstructed site on the island

Comments

[lostnorange.livejournal.com]

Wow, that must have been just an amazing thing to be able to see in person.

[cottonmanifesto.livejournal.com]

Whoa! Why are two of the pics huge?

Can I use my icon now? :)