Vai Uri A Karera

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Father Sebastian Englert Anthropological Museum

Museum

Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Father Sebastian Englert Anthropological Museum is a museum in the town of Hanga Roa on Rapa Nui in Chilean Polynesia. Named for the Bavarian missionary, Fr.

Ahu Akivi

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Ahu Akivi is a particular sacred place on the Chilean island of Rapa Nui, looking out towards the Pacific Ocean. The site has seven moai, all of equal shape and size, and is also known as a celestial observatory that was set up around the 16th century. Ahu Akivi is situated 3 km northeast of Vai Uri A Karera.

Holy Cross Church, Hanga Roa

Church

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The Holy Cross Church, also known as the Catholic Church of Hanga Roa, or simply the Hanga Roa Church is a Catholic Church in Te Pito Te Henua Street in the city of Hanga Roa, the capital and greater city of the Easter Island, a Territory of Chile in the Pacific Ocean. Holy Cross Church, Hanga Roa is situated 2½ km south of Vai Uri A Karera.

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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 2½ km south of Vai Uri A Karera.

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 7 km south of Vai Uri A Karera.

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