SOUTH AMERICAN PICTURES ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY
Easter Island

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© South American Pictures/ Sue Mann

Easter Island, Chile. The statues of Tongariki, originally 15, were built on a 200m long Ahu or platform. It was the largest ever built on the island, but it and the statues were seriously damaged during a tidal wave in 1960. Chilean archaeologists have now restored the site.

 

 

 

 

 

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