<< Our Photo Pages >> Ahu Te Pito Kura - Standing Stones in Easter Island
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Ahu Te Pito KuraCountry: Easter Island Type: Standing Stones
Nearest Town: Hanga roa Nearest Village: Anakena
Latitude: 27.08861S Longitude: 109.3122W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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This round boulder is considered the navel of the island. Legend states that when Hoto Matua landed on the island having travelled from his home land of Hiva he brought with him this sacred stone. The stone was part of a larger monument for which he sent a canoe back to Hiva to retrieve the missing pieces. But when the canoe returned he was told that the crew were unable find Hiva as it had sunk beneath the sea and vanished. They were now alone.
The Ahu is pretty ruinous with its Moai toppled landwards and the ahu itself, while not in terrible state, shows signs of wear. The Navel stone itself sits in its enclosure by the shore as the waves wash in from its sunken home land.
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