ID: 5603Author: HorecaNewsDate: 2021-10-26 16:41:36Description: Caption: Ahu Tongariki, Rapa Nui
The Rapa Nui erected the Moai between 1250 and 1500 CE with the faces of their ancestors, facing inland to watch over the tribal lands and protect their descendants. When the natural resources of the island (wood) were exploited, civil wars broke out between the tribes in the 1770s during which the Moai of the opposing tribes were toppled forward to hide their faces and stop them from protecting their tribe. In 1960 a tsunami caused by an earthquake off the coast of Chile swept the Moai of Tongariki inland. In the 1990s Ahu Tongariki was restored. It is the largest ahu on Rapa Nui with 15 moai, including the heaviest ever erected with 86 tons. The moai face sunset during Summer Solstice.
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