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21-FEB-2006 Antonio Alomar

Moais en la ladera de Ranu Raraku - Moais on the slopes of Rano Raraku

Isla de Pascua - Easter Island - Rapa Nui view map

Rano Raraku es un cráter volcánico formado de la ceniza consolidada, ubicado en la isla de Pascua, Chile. El volcán posee una relevancia histórica para la Isla ya que en sus laderas, tanto interiores como exteriores, se tallaban los Moai. Las falda exterior del volcán presenta un gran número de moai aún inconclusos, algunos de enormes dimensiones.

Rano Raraku is a volcanic crater formed of consolidated volcanic ash, or tuff, and located on Easter Island. It was a quarry for about 500 years until the early eighteenth century, and supplied the stone from which about 95% of the island's known monolithic sculpture (Moai) were carved. 397 Moai remain on its slopes to this day.

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