When you come here, you can see Ahu Tahai. Ahu (ceremonial platform) at Tahai be near a boat ramps are made of rounded beach stones and is thought to be one of the earliest Ahu structures on the island, which comes from 690 AD. There was also Ahu Tongariki where 15 of the famous Moai statues standing in military ranks over the flat stone pulpit. Or you can visit the Rano Raraku which is a volcanic crater. Here, you can find the famous Moai statues made of volcanic rock and scattered on the slopes in various stages of completion. There is also Rano You. When you climb to the top of the mountain as high as 400 meters, the panorama of silence in the South Pacific islands will be able to enjoy. Another place that should also be visited is Orongo. Orongo is a stone village and ceremonial center on the southwestern tip of Easter Island.
Easter Island also has very few trees. There are many assumptions made, but according to a scientific theory is, when people set foot on this island, they cut down trees to make houses, fire, and move the huge stone statues. Residents of this area has created many statues of various sizes, and they have to move, so they need lots of wood. That's why a growing number of illegal forest felling. The result is erosion, which caused crop failure in agriculture, and causing food shortages. Then the clans on the island, began robbing each other to occupy farmland and vied with each other foodstuffs. So much hard and dangerous life.
In fact, much evidence also suggests that eating one another clan in hopes to create strength and reduce hunger. Before the time of extinction, many people who tried to escape from the island, but all desperate. No more wood to make boats. Today, this island has about 2770 people. They are considered descendants of the ancient Polynesian ethnic groups, but in fact they have no blood ties, they are the ones who could come in the same mission. Culture and life on Easter Island are fully destroyed. But the stone walls remain. And perhaps in memory of those who created him, the stone statue still stood quietly as extreme challenges of life on the island that the ancient inhabitants of Easter can not be done well.The best time to visit Easter Island from December to February, coincidentally at the peak of their summer. It will also allow you to enjoy Tapati Festival which usually takes place in the last week of January and first week of February. If you go from October to November or March to April you can expect to have the island to yourself but be prepared for lower temperatures and lack of flight availability. Other things to remember is that there is no safe drinking water outside the village, so be sure to pack enough supplies when you head for the day. On your flight to the island be sure to stock up on cash, either the original currency of the Chilean peso or U.S. dollar, because you'll be hard pressed to find someone willing to take the credit card once you arrive at this place.
Chile hopes strange picture of the mysterious island is the driving force to attract tourists, so that Easter Island was no longer lonely, and no longer isolated from the world. There are various theories about the origin and meaning statues, including one of which is a fantastic theory which says that the statue on Easter Island was created by a UFO. But, until now the truth of any theory that there has not been revealed. Until recently, Easter Island is still a mystery and continues to challenge the interpretation of the scientists.
