Living TRAVEL -
CHILE - EASTER ISLAND |
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Rano Kao crater |
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The three islands off Orongo associated with the Birdman culture (Tangata manu), practised until the 1860s |
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Stone houses with sod roofs were the habitation of the "bird-men" |
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The location of the Birdman petroglyphs at Orongo is the most important of the 1000 petroglyph sites on the island |
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Details of some of the petroglyphs at Orongo - and below |
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House entrances can also be seen in the above two images |