Before
arriving on the top of the mountain, there is a little lake in the crater from which a beautiful sight is
enjoyed
.
After the stop for the lunch we moved to Ahu Te Pito Kura where the greatest
Moai transported and lifted on an Ahu is found (around 12 mt. of height), that within
few years should be restored; in the site the navel of the world is also found, an almost spherical stone that is said you emanate
positive energy and that a lot of people say to perceive during the 'ritual
session' 
.
Last stop the beautiful Anakena beach where the first colonizers disembarked, on the back of the beach a group of restored Moai are found.
Before returning
to the village the guide told me that the following day there
would not have been the tour to the ceremonial village of Orongo considering that they had in forecast the tour that I had
already made the first day, so I returned a little bit desolate to the
pension. For the evening I had agreed with the friends from Porto Rico for a
dinner, a visit to Ahu Tahai to see the sunset 
.
and finally to assist to the Kari Kari show of dances and Polynesian music. I had not seen any show of this type in French Polinesia, this is seemed me really characteristic and interesting, the only problem was that the room of the hotel Hanga Roa where the show was unwound was very small and crowded.
Considering that
Carina & Pancho liked a lot Orongo, they still had intention to visit
it and we are granted for going together late afternoon the following day. Reentered to the pension
I was invited by the Chilean friends to spend a few times to the see the full moon (Mahina Taka-Taka in Rapa Nui
language) in their cave really near to Ahu Tahai
.
I spent the last morning around Hanga Roa to shop of reproductions of
Moais. We arrived to Orongo at 6 in the afternoon, at that time we have been able to visit the site with all calm
and in solitude considering that all the other tourists had already
gone away; the sight of the top of the crater of the Rano Kau volcano is spectacular
.
The ceremonial village is interesting, from here every spring departed the
challenge of the birdman: the competitors had to go down from the sheer cliff
above the sea, to swim in the waters infested by the sharks, to climb on the Motus Iti and Nui
to the search the first egg of
the birds, for then to bring it to the
village intact; the winner guaranteed to his tribe leader the power for the whole year.
I left Rapa Nu in night with the dear Chilean friends that greeted me while I was crossing the airstrip to get on the airplane for the last Polynesian day.
Rapa Nui is absolutely a magic place, probably in absolute one of the most interesting places I have visited; besides the wonderful archaeological sites I appreciated a lot the gentleness, the courtesy and sympathy of the Rapa Nui and the Chileans.
