Isla de Pascua, Ahu Tongariki
Ahu Tongariki is the largest ahu on Rapa Nui/Easter Island.
Its moai were toppled during the island's civil wars. In 1960, a tsunami caused by an earthquake off the coast of Chile swept Ahu Tongariki inland.
Ahu Tongariki was substantially restored in the 1990s by a multidisciplinary team headed by archaeologists Claudio Cristino (Director) and Patricia Vargas (Co-director executive team), in a five year project, including an 86 tonne moai that was the heaviest ever erected on the island.
Isla de Pascua, Ahu Tongariki
Ahu Tongariki is the largest ahu on Rapa Nui/Easter Island.
Its moai were toppled during the island's civil wars. In 1960, a tsunami caused by an earthquake off the coast of Chile swept Ahu Tongariki inland.
Ahu Tongariki was substantially restored in the 1990s by a multidisciplinary team headed by archaeologists Claudio Cristino (Director) and Patricia Vargas (Co-director executive team), in a five year project, including an 86 tonne moai that was the heaviest ever erected on the island.