Región de Valparaíso
Light painting by arriving tourists carrying flashlights :-)
Moai abandoned during construction on the slopes of Rano Raraku crater, where these statues were carved. This site is fenced and gated, so entry is...
Moai abandoned during construction on the slopes of Rano Raraku crater, where these statues were carved. This site is fenced and gated, so entry is...
Easter Island Chile, a South Pacific wave crashing above a moai (one of those mysterious polynesian statues) . This one is from the Ahu Tahai...
The solitary moai at Ahu Ko Te Riku is the only one on Easter Island that has a white coral eyeball (they all probably had these, made from dead...
Isla de Pascua
Desde el Rano Raraku vista al Ahu Togariki.
Isla de Pascua, Chile.
Moai at Ahu Tongariki, east coast of Easter Island. Taken from the top of Rano Raraku volcano in mid afternoon. Zoomed in view of the moai in mid...
Moai at Ahu Tongariki, east coast of Easter Island. Taken in late afternoon from Rano Raraku archeological site, where the moai were sculpted.
The solitary moai at Ahu Ko Te Riku is the only one on Easter Island that has a white coral eyeball (they all probably had these, made from dead...
The most "crowded" line of these sculptures is at Ahu Tongariki.
Mid day view, number 16 is lying dead on the ground.
Panoramic stitch of Rano Kau Crater from the rarely seen western side. Stitch of 7 portrait format images, mid-morning light, from I believe the...
A subtropical beach today to take a break from the snow and autumn colors, Ovahe Beach, Easter Island, the smaller of the two beaches on the island,...
April 20th 2007, Rapa Nui (Easter Island) , Pacific Ocean
Ahu Tongariki is the largest Ahu on Rapa Nui/Easter Island. Its Moai were toppled during...
Moai at Ahu Tongariki, east coast of Easter Island. Taken from the top of Rano Raraku volcano in mid afternoon. The deserted Poike peninsula at top...
Una maravilla de playa en el norte de la isla, además de ser casi la única playa de arena por estos mares.
Isla de Pascua, Chile.
Easter Island, South Pacific, panoramic view from the top of Rano Raraku volcanic crater, this is a stitch of multiple images, the view is a full...
Polynesian petroglyphs, 400m. above the south Pacific ocean at the Orongo ceremonial village archeological site. Afternoon light.
Ubicado más o menos al centro de la isla y a los pies del volcán Terevaka, es uno de los pocos que no le da la espalda al mar.
Parque Nacional Rapa...
Panoramic stitch of the Rano Kau crater from the eastern and more commonly seen perspective, in afternoon light, with my misshapen shadow added as a...
Ahu Tongariki, northeast coas of Easter Island. There are 15 restored moai here, this framing shows only 3 taken with a zoom lens, just a teaser...
Polynesian petroglyphs, 400m. above the south Pacific ocean at the Orongo ceremonial village archeological site. Morning light.
5 Moai (Easter Island statues), 4 with topknots (the red stones believed to reflect a hairstyle worn by men at the time they were sculpted) backed by...
The most "crowded" line of these sculptures is at Ahu Tongariki.
Mid day view from further away.
West coast of Easter Island, north of Hanga Roa village, an experiment with a light reducing filter, 1.6 sec exposure in late afternoon.
April 20th 2007, Rapa Nui (Easter Island) , Pacific Ocean
Another take of these two most photographed Moais. They are standing at the quarry at the...
April 20th 2007, Rapa Nui (Easter Island) , Pacific Ocean
**You can see more photos from our Chile trip...
Desde el mirador noroeste del volcán.
Parque Nacional Rapa Nui. Isla de Pascua, Chile.
A lone moai sculpture against the backdrop of Rano Raraku volcano, the quarry where these sculptures were cut and made. There are many unfinished...
Moai at Ahu Akivi, Easter Island, in the late afternoon. This group of moai is the only restored one located inland, and the only one where the...
Anakena beach, north coast of Easter Island. A couple of idyllic tropical beaches add another attraction to the island besides mysterious polynesian...
Los "Motus" son tres islotes ubicados al sur de la Isla de Pascua. El Motu Kao (islote angosto), el Motu Nui (islote grandre) y el Motu Iti (islote...
Moai abandoned during construction on the slopes of Rano Raraku crater, where these statues were carved. This site is fenced and gated, so entry is...
Sunset behind the moai at Ahu Tahai, near Easter Island's only village Hanga Roa. This is a very popular place to come for sunset, there are dozens...
Moai at Ahu Akivi, Easter Island, in the late afternoon. This group of moai is the only restored one located inland, and the only one where the...
Rano Kau crater lake at the edge of the Pacific ocean. Wave erosion continues to chip away at this side of the crater walls, and proceeding further...
The most "crowded" line of these sculptures is at Ahu Tongariki.
Taken late afternoon before the sun goes behind Rano Raraku crater, where these...
Panoramic stitch of 5 portrait format images from Ahu Tongariki, east coast of Easter Island.
April 20th 2007, Rapa Nui (Easter Island) , Pacific Ocean
**You can see more photos from our Chile trip...