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Rano Kau Crater

Located in Rapa Nui National Park, Easter Island, the Rano Kau Crater is an extinct volcano created around 2.5 million years ago. Its freshwater lake—the island's largest—was a main source of water for ancient Orongo villagers. The crater is not as interesting as the giant Moai statues, but I was fascinated with the caldera’s numerous floating islands of totora reeds.

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Uploaded on April 3, 2023
Taken on February 29, 2020