Vaihu
Vaihu is in Valparaíso Region, Chile. Vaihu is situated nearby to the town Hanga Roa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hanga Roa and Rano Raraku.
Hanga Roa
Town
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Hanga Roa is the main town, harbour, and seat of Easter Island, a municipality of Chile. It is located in the southern part of the island's west coast, in the lowlands between the extinct volcanoes of Terevaka and Rano Kau. Hanga Roa is situated 7 km west of Vaihu.
Rano Raraku
Locality
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Rano Raraku is a volcanic crater formed of consolidated volcanic ash, or tuff, and located on the lower slopes of Terevaka in the Rapa Nui National Park on Easter Island in Chile. Rano Raraku is situated 8 km northeast of Vaihu.
Orongo
Locality
Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Orongo is a stone village and ceremonial center at the southwestern tip of Rapa Nui. It consists of a collection of low, sod-covered, windowless, round-walled buildings with even lower doors positioned on the high south-westerly tip of the large volcanic caldera called Rano Kau. Orongo is situated 9 km west of Vaihu.
Vaihu
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Vaihú”
- Category: tourism
- Location: Valparaíso Region, Chile, South America
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Latitude
-27.16385° or 27° 9′ 50″ southLongitude
-109.36007° or 109° 21′ 36″ westElevation
34 metres (112 feet)Open location code
554GRJPQ+FXOpenStreetMap ID
node 5922543686OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
4030729
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- Spanish: “Vaihu”
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