Archaeologist Jo Anne Van Tilburg suggests that the moai production in Rano Raraku quarry probably started and stopped often over the years, possibly due to periodic resource shortages or to ...

Rano Raraku may have more moai, but most are partially buried ... will have schedules you can depend on to get to the beach and back. You could rent a bike and cycle from town to Anakena Beach ...

Total number of maoi that were successfully transported to their final ahu locations: 288 (32% of 887) Total number of moai still in the Rano Raraku quarry: 397 (45%) Total number of moai lying ...

He tells me this as we climb up the cone of a volcano called Rano Raraku to the quarry where the great moai were once carved ... stand it up to finish the back. Eye sockets were carved once ...

"On a crisp September morning, I rushed out to Ahu Tongariki near Rano Raraku in order to see the sun rise over the 15 moai." Jon Canfield Easter Island Moai. Courtesy of Flickr user Ndecam.