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Tarakiu

Tarakiu is a cape in , .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Puna Pau and Holy Cross Church, Hanga Roa.

Archaeological site
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Maunga is a small crater or cinder cone and prehistoric quarry on the outskirts of in the south west of . gives its name to one of the seven regions of the Rapa Nui National Park.

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 , the capital and greater city of the , a Territory of in the Pacific Ocean.

Photo: YogiBubuJinxPixiDixi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a particular sacred place on the 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hanga Roa and Rano Raraku.

Town
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is the main town, harbour, and seat of , a municipality of . It is located in the southern part of the island's west coast, in the lowlands between the extinct volcanoes of and Rano Kau.

Locality
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is a volcanic crater formed of consolidated volcanic ash, or tuff, and located on the lower slopes of in the Rapa Nui National Park on in .

Locality
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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.

Tarakiu

Latitude
-27.1674° or 27° 10′ 3″ south
Longitude
-109.3653° or 109° 21′ 55″ west
Open location code
554GRJMM+2V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4797397486
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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