Rano Raraku - Standing Moai at Ranu Raraku

Standing Moai At Ranu Raraku

On the outside of the quarry are a number of moai, some of which are partially buried to their shoulders in the spoil from the quarry. They are distinctive in that their eyes were not hollowed out, they do not have pukao and they were not cast down in the island's civil wars. For this last reason, they supplied some of the most famous images of the island.

  • Moai closer up

  • Moai in 1880

  • Eroded moai

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