Hanga Roa is the main settlement on Easter Island (aka Rapa Nui). It’s not big, but it has still managed to pack in a decent amount of things, to make sure you have all you need. A main street, with mostly souvenir shops, grocery stores, tour operators, car rental services, and a few restaurants. A modest square. Library. Church. Football pitch. A bit of street art. Wild horses… The best though, is the waterfront, giving you from furtherest away stunning views of the rugged and sharp teeth coastline; a rock pool for safe swimming, while the surfers take on the waves crashing in; restaurants after restaurants; a small harbor, where turtles can be spotted – I had not such fortune 🙁 ; a different looking cemetery; a string of moais, and at the total opposite end, the optimal sunset viewing spot. And luck struck! On the last evening we got a lovely sunset to send us off, back to mainland Chile. Since my tour company never picked me up for my sunrise at Ahu Tongariki, this was very much welcomed 🙂
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Easter Island has always been a bit of a mysterious place to me – probably because all I really know about it is the moais. Very cool to see other sides of it from your photos!
Super! Yes, I didn’t know much either, before I talked to a former colleague of mine, and realised you stay on the island, I thought it was something you visited on a cruise or something 😀 When I started my research, I was surprised as to how “developed” things were.
That sunset photo with the moais is amazing! What an extraordinary experience. Sorry you missed the turtles. #FarawayFiles
Yes, it is kind of off the beaten track, though those planes which land twice a day are packed 😀 Thanks!
I didn’t make it to Easter Island when I was in Chile. There certainly is a lot to see in Chile so I ran out of time. The sunset photo is beautiful.
Easter Island was my #1. Whatever else happened, I was fine 🙂