The Misteryous Rapa Nui

So today I decided write a bit more about the wonders of Chile, today I will focus on Rapa Nui or Easter Island.

You can take the plane from Santiago to Rapa Nui, it takes 2 hours and I will recommend you to stay as a minimum 5 days because there is so much to see and you will need to appreciate it in detail, if you wish to experience the magic of the island and every legacy of the mysterious culture and folklore of the island.

Rapa Nui is known as "El Ombligo del Mundo" which can translated as "the navel of the earth".
To be honest I haven't been there (I know!) when I was little I wanted to go but either mom or my sister were interested, so a eight years old doesn't have much option if her family doesn't want to go to a place, righ?... Anyhow NOW! they wish to go...so finally we share the interest!

So because of my little knowledge  of the island and its culture I will be writing basing on another blog that I have been reading. Also the pictures will be taken from that blog. At he end will leave the link of the blog, which is Spanish though. Now I won't translate what it says, I will just write briefly what it is written there and probably will give some personal opinion too. So don't think I am translating what is written there.

Now the island and is culture is an enigma. How to explain properly... the history behind the existence of the island, it's people, there are certain beliefs and not all of the stories are open to foreign people, a lot of stories of the origin of the people is closed to just islanders. So there are just some stories known to us which won't make much sense, plus the mysterious legacy left of the Moais plus other constructions. Which just some have been analyzed and instead of giving us some answers has given us more questions!

Nuku Hiva, these figures have captivated me and gave me the goose bumps!

Personally I think people are focusing too much in the Moais, which is true they are a mystery but there are many other mysterious things in the island and these peculiar figures are one! I mean look at them! They look like nothing we have seen before! At the beginning reminded me a figuring in Arizona from one of the many abandoned cities of the Hopi but then I looked at carefully and is different, it has something similar but is not the same, then there is this peculiar Japanese figure discovered some time ago, which is suppose to describe a god from the sky and well these fellows here look a bit similar too. Unfortunately I can't remember the name of what I am talking about.

Anyhow, don't you think these fellows are in somehow very peculiar? I guess I will be scared to find one of these but at the same time very curious!

  Ahu Moai
So this guy can be also called a Moai, is not huge as the other ones but again he something special!

Ahu Huri a Urenga
  Ahu Akivi

Now this ones are  fascinating too, there are 7 Moais which are facing the sea. The folklore tells that these 7 Moais represent the seven excursionists that arrived to Rapa Nui. These excursionists were sent by the king Hotu Matu'a.

These Moais were found in 1960.

 Now will show you some amazing pictures of more legacy of the island.

The figure of this bird man called Tangat Manu is very popular, is an icon of Rapa nui. Tangata Manu was the one that captivated me because it is supposed that were gods who lived in the island, the people  created a cult, honoring these deities. Now...why I think they are so fascinating? because is not the only culture where we see gods who are human and bird. Probably will talk about this more in detail in another post. Anyhow aren't they just enigmatic?

Another not so well know images of Rapa Nui

Look at the precision of the construction!

Personal opinion these look like a constellation or better said a representation of the stars or planets.

So what do you think? Isn't just fascinating?! I didn't write much because I very amazed by the pictures and felt needed to share it!

Here I am leaving the link of the blog, it is very interesting. If you read Spanish then read it.

 Rapa Nui El Ombligo del Mundo

Hopefully soon I will be writing a post more detailed about the folklore and more pictures I have discovered but now you know! If you thought Rapa Nui was a small island with just Moais, now you know you are wrong, the island is actually full of mysteries and diverse mysterious historical legacy.